"ethics" meaning in English

See ethics in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛθ.ɪks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ethics.wav [UK] Forms: ethics [singular], – [plural], ethic [singular], ethics [plural]
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  1. The study of what is good and what is bad, or what should be good and bad. Ethics often is about making rules for how to act, and saying why certain things are bad.
    Sense id: simple-ethics-en-noun-k7cRnlSt
  2. The plural form of ethic; more than one (kind of) ethic.
    Sense id: simple-ethics-en-noun-TIEErz2w Categories (other): Plurals
     
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