Meaning & use
ethics
Moral principles that govern a person's behavior, or the branch of philosophy studying right and wrong.
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The board reviewed the company's ethics policy after the scandal came to light.
Her class in ethics examined whether the ends can ever justify the means.
A note on using this word
Ethics is plural in form but usually takes a singular verb when it refers to the academic field as a whole.
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