code of ethics
Conduct guideline document
A code of ethics is a set of principles governing conduct within a profession, organization, or group.
It establishes standards for behavior and decision-making: The medical code of ethics requires informed consent.
Codes of ethics differ from laws—violations may result in professional censure or expulsion rather than legal penalties.
Every employee must sign the company's code of ethics.
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- best practicesProven effective methods
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
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- principlesprinciple, tenet, morals, axiom, values
- ethicsmorality, deontology, dignity, sanctity of life, utilitarianism
- legal ethicsattorney-client privilege, professional conduct, privilege, pro bono, judicial conduct
- legal professionlawyers, attorneys, solicitors, solicitor, barristers
- media ethicsmedia bias, journalistic integrity, checkbook journalism, editorial policy, truth-telling
- Moral TextsRepublic, Meditations, Utilitarianism, treatise, sermon
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Lacking ethical concern
lawlessness · anomie · moral relativism · nihilism · anything goes
code of ethicscorruption
Dishonest abuse of power
misconduct · malfeasance · unethical behavior · dishonesty · bad faith
code of ethicslawlessness
Absence of governing rules
anarchy · unwritten rules · anything goes · free-for-all · no holds barred
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