Meaning & use
ethicality
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The quality of being morally right or in accordance with accepted principles of good behavior.
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The board debated the ethicality of using customer data without explicit consent.
Researchers questioned the ethicality of the experiment's methods.
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A more formal, slightly technical alternative to 'ethics' or 'morality,' often used in academic or professional discussions.
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