moral code
nounUK /ˈmɒrəl kəʊd/
US /ˈmɔːrəl koʊd/
A set of rules that helps a person know what is right and wrong.
Her moral code tells her to always tell the truth.
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2. The guiding rules of a group or religion.
The club follows a strict moral code.
3. A personal sense of what is fair and good.
He broke his own moral code by lying.
4. A system of ideas about right behavior.
Different cultures can have different moral codes.