"code of conduct" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: codes of conduct [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|codes of conduct}} code of conduct (plural codes of conduct)
  1. (ethics) A set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment. Wikipedia link: code of conduct Categories (topical): Directives, Ethics Related terms: code of ethics, code of honour, etiquette Translations (set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment): վարքականոն (varkʿakanon) (Armenian), codi de conducta (Catalan), 行為準則 (Chinese Mandarin), 行为准则 (xíngwéi zhǔnzé) (Chinese Mandarin), 行為守則 (Chinese Mandarin), 行为守则 (xíngwéi shǒuzé) (Chinese Mandarin), 行動規範 (Chinese Mandarin), 行动规范 (xíngdòng guīfàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 條例 (Chinese Mandarin), 条例 (tiáolì) (Chinese Mandarin), gedragscode [masculine] (Dutch), ohjesääntö (Finnish), ohje (Finnish), code de conduite [masculine] (French), ქცევის კოდექსი (kcevis ḳodeksi) (Georgian), Verhaltenskodex [masculine] (German), viselkedési/magatartási kódex/szabályzat (Hungarian), codice di condotta [masculine] (Italian), 行動規範 (kōdō kihan) (alt: こうどうきはん) (Japanese), kodeks postępowania [masculine] (Polish), código de conduta [masculine] (Portuguese), ко́декс поведе́ния (kódɛks povedénija) [masculine] (Russian), но́рмы поведе́ния (nórmy povedénija) [feminine, plural] (Russian), uppförandekod [common-gender] (Swedish), talagawian (Tagalog), ко́декс поведі́нки (kódeks povedínky) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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