ethics
/ˈɛθɪks/
noun
- Moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity.
- He studied ethics in college to understand right and wrong.
- Business ethics are important for building trust with customers.
- The doctor's ethics prevented her from sharing patient information.
- The branch of philosophy that deals with moral principles and values.
- Ethics is a core subject in many philosophy programs.
- The professor wrote a book on the history of ethics.
- In ethics class, we discussed whether lying is ever acceptable.