"moral code" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: moral codes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} moral code (plural moral codes)
  1. (ethics) A written, formal, and consistent set of rules prescribing righteous behavior, accepted by a person or by a group of people. Wikipedia link: moral code Categories (topical): Ethics Related terms: moral compass, value system Translations (set of rules prescribing behavior): 道德準則 (Chinese Mandarin), 道德准则 (dàodé zhǔnzé) (Chinese Mandarin), morální kodex [masculine] (Czech), moraaliohjeet [plural] (Finnish), moraalisäännöt [plural] (Finnish), moraalikoodi (Finnish), code moral [masculine] (French), Moralkodex [masculine] (German), 道徳律 (dōtokuritsu) (alt: どうとくりつ) (Japanese), kodeks moralny [masculine] (Polish), мора́льный ко́декс (morálʹnyj kódɛks) [masculine] (Russian), còd moralta [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), código de moral [masculine] (Spanish)

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