ethicscode
nounUK /ˈɛθɪks kəʊd/
US /ˈɛθɪks koʊd/
A set of rules that tells people what is right and fair to do.
The doctors follow an ethics code to make sure they treat every patient fairly.
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2. A written list of promises that a group agrees to keep.
The club members signed an ethics code before they joined.
3. The shared beliefs about right and wrong in a job or group.
Scientists have an ethics code that guides their experiments.
4. A guide for making honest choices when something is hard.
When he found the lost wallet, he remembered his ethics code and returned it.