ethics code
Conduct rule document
An ethics code is a formal set of principles governing conduct within a profession, organization, or field.
It establishes standards for behavior and decision-making: The company's ethics code prohibits accepting gifts from vendors.
Professional bodies—doctors, lawyers, journalists—typically maintain ethics codes that members must follow or face discipline.
- moralsPrinciples of right conduct
- moral compassInner ethical guidance system
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- conductManner of behaving
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
professional standards · best practices · standards · integrity · values · rules · professional · sworn oath · oath · do no harm · compliance · boundaries · honor · duty · good faith · accountability · transparency · fairness
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- normsnorm, norms, standard, social norms, rule
- policiespolicy, act, workplace policies, public policy, terms of service
- ruleslaw, rule, guideline, bylaw, standard
- workplace policiespolicies, workplace policy, HR policies, harassment policy, handbook
- ethicsmorality, deontology, dignity, sanctity of life, utilitarianism
ethics codeamorality
Lacking ethical concern
lawlessness · anomie · anything goes · immorality · moral relativism
ethics codecorruption
Dishonest abuse of power
unscrupulousness · moral bankruptcy · opportunism · Machiavellianism · ruthlessness
ethics codecriminal law
Statutes defining punishable offenses
statutory law · legal code · legislation · regulation · mandate
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