moral standards
Right and wrong
Moral standards are the principles by which people judge behavior as right or wrong, good or bad.
These may derive from religion, cultural tradition, philosophy, or personal reflection.
The company claims to uphold high moral standards.
Unlike legal standards, moral standards aren't formally codified—they're shared expectations about conduct that vary across communities and evolve over time.
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- right and wrongEthical distinction
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
good character · law · virtue · do the right thing · accountability · empathy · fairness · courage · utilitarianism · righteousness · principles · deontology · justice · professional ethics · ethical behavior · codes of conduct · code of ethics · altruism
- moralityimmoral, ethics, morals, right and wrong, conscience
- standardsnorm, norms, criterion, criteria, specification
- ethicsdeontology, dignity, sanctity of life, utilitarianism, morals
- Ethics Termsmeta-ethics, casuistry, teleology, utilitarianism, ethical theory
- guiltguilty, guilt trip, guilty conscience, remorseful, contrition
- censorshipbanned books, censored, banned, book banning, book bans
moral standardsamorality
Lacking ethical concern
immorality · moral corruption · depravity · moral relativism · lawlessness
moral standardsdepravity
Profound moral corruption
corruption · vice · degeneracy · wickedness · turpitude
moral standardslaws
Enforceable societal rules
legal codes · civil law · criminal law · legal standards · regulations