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Ethics

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerting duty, whether true or false; rules of practice in respect to a single class of human actions; as, political or social ethics; medical ethics.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ethics'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/ethics.html. 1828.