Noun: ethic e-thik
- The principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
"the Puritan ethic";
- moral principle, value-system, value orientation
- A system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct
"The company's ethic prohibited employees from accepting gifts from clients";
- ethical code
Derived forms: ethics
Type of: principle, system, system of rules
Encyclopedia: Ethic