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ethical code

ethical code

3 4.1
A set of rules that tell people in a job or group how to behave
  • noun
  • /ˈɛθɪkəl koʊd/
: código ético
  • The ethical code of this profession emphasizes honesty, respect, and accountability.
  • ASCA ethical code
  • ethical code that guides

OK, We need to tell AI we need to develop AI that has the same ethical code that's good for humanity.

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Examples

  • Following an ethical code helps maintain trust between professionals and the public.

  • All of these ethical codes contain various provisions that recognize the rights of Indigenous people over their cultural heritage.

    Academic text (2005)
  • In nearly a year, only a few companies have signed the ethical code.

    Academic text (1990)
  • My personal feeling is that you live up to your ethical code when you can.

    Blog text (15)
  • Often, that rationale is provided by a moral or ethical code or by community standards.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Usually, a strong religious or ethical code is used as a rationale for avoiding conflict.

    Academic text (2008)
  • However, these processes are stunted if adolescents do not see their online activities as subject to any ethical code.

    Academic text (2008)
  • However, the ethical codes and publication standards for biological sciences have only begun to integrate that recognition.

    Academic text (2013)
  • ASCA's (2004) recently revised ethical code acknowledges more directly than previous versions the tension that exists between confidentiality and parental rights.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Maintaining confidentiality, both of personal disclosures and of student records, was a section from the ethical code that more participants ranked as a most common dilemma than as a most challenging dilemma.

    Academic text (2006)

Synonyms

code
vsethical code
  • Formal
556 3.9

A set of rules that people agree to follow in a job or group

is narrower focusing on moral rules for acceptable group conduct
ethics
vsethical code
376 4.2

Moral rules that tell people what is right and wrong and the study of those rules

is a concrete set of rules used to guide group or professional conduct
ethic
vsethical code
91 4.4

A set of moral rules that guide how a person or group behaves

is a formal rule set for acceptable group or professional conduct
code of conduct
vsethical code
28 3.4

A set of rules that members of a group must follow

is focused on moral principles governing acceptable conduct in groups
code of behavior
vsethical code
3 3.7

A set of rules members of a group like a school or company must follow

is concerned with moral principles rather than conventional expectations

How Formal

ethical code
3 4.1
values
188 3.4

Surface Forms

ethical code singular
ethical codes plural

Morphology

ethical + code

The meaning is directly compositional: 'ethical' (relating to morals) modifies 'code' (a set of rules), yielding a 'set of moral rules or principles.' This adjective+noun pattern is common and mirrored in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Ethical code joins ethical (about right and wrong) and code (a written set of rules), so imagine a small rulebook that tells people how to act. That's why it means 'a set of rules that guide how people should behave'.