ETHICAL CODE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct

Synonyms:

ethic; ethical code

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("ethical code" is a kind of...):

system; system of rules (a complex of methods or rules governing behavior)

Meronyms (parts of "ethical code"):

precept; principle (rule of personal conduct)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ethical code"):

double standard (an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another)