noun
- The principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group.
- usage: "the Puritan ethic"; "a person with old-fashioned values"
- synonyms: moral principle, value-system, value orientation
- A system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct.
- synonyms: ethical code
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