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HONOR SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A system of conduct in which participants are trusted not to take unfair advantage of others
Example:
the students are on the honor system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("honor system" is a kind of...):
system; system of rules (a complex of methods or rules governing behavior)