ethical

ethical
[[t]e̱θɪk(ə)l[/t]]
1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Ethical means relating to beliefs about right and wrong.

...the moral and ethical standards in the school.

...the medical, nursing and ethical issues surrounding terminally-ill people.

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ethically [[t]e̱θɪkli[/t]] ADV ADV adj/-ed, ADV after v

Attorneys are ethically and legally bound to absolute confidentiality.

2) ADJ-GRADED If you describe something as ethical, you mean that it is morally right or morally acceptable.

...ethical investment schemes...

Does the party think it is ethical to link tax policy with party fund-raising?

Derived words:
ethically ADV-GRADED ADV after v

Mayors want local companies to behave ethically.


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  • ethical — eth‧i‧cal [ˈeθɪkl] adjective 1. connected with principles of what is right and wrong: • The practice of analysts owning shares raises tough ethical questions. 2. morally good or correct: • We know our actions are completely legal and ethical.… …   Financial and business terms

  • ethical — eth·i·cal / e thi kəl/ adj 1: of or relating to ethics 2: conforming to accepted professional standards of conduct eth·i·cal·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • ethical — c.1600, pertaining to morality, from ETHIC (Cf. ethic) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Related: Ethicality; ethically …   Etymology dictionary

  • ethical — *moral, righteous, virtuous, noble Antonyms: unethical Contrasted words: iniquitous, nefarious, flagitious (see VICIOUS): unbecoming, improper, unseemly, *indecorous, indecent …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • ethical — [adj] moral, righteous Christian, clean, conscientious, correct, decent, elevated, equitable, fair, fitting, good, high principled, honest, honorable, humane, just, kosher*, moralistic, noble, principled, proper, respectable, right, right minded …   New thesaurus

  • ethical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge concerned with these. 2) morally correct. 3) (of a medicine) available only on prescription. DERIVATIVES ethically adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • ethical — [eth′i kəl] adj. [ME ethik (< L ethicus < Gr ēthikos < ēthos, character, custom < IE base * swedh , essential quality, own character > Goth swes, L suus, one s own & suescere, to become accustomed) + AL] 1. having to do with ethics …   English World dictionary

  • Ethical — Ethic Eth ic, Ethical Eth ic*al, a. [L. ethicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? custom, usage, character, dwelling; akin to ? custom, Goth. sidus, G. sitte, Skr. svadh?, prob. orig., one s own doing; sva self + dh? to set: cf. F. [ e]thique. See {So}, {Do}.] Of,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ethical — eth|i|cal [ˈeθıkəl] adj [no comparative] 1.) relating to principles of what is right and wrong = ↑moral ethical issues/questions/problems ▪ The use of animals in scientific tests raises difficult ethical questions. ▪ The president must have the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ethical — adj. ethical to + inf. (it is not ethical to plagiarize) * * * [ eθɪk(ə)l] ethical to + inf. (it is not ethical to plagiarize) …   Combinatory dictionary

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