noun
moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity. "medical ethics also enter into the question"
synonyms: moral code, morals, morality, values, rights and wrongs, principles, ideals, standards (of behavior), value system, virtue dictates of conscience "your so-called newspaper is clearly not burdened by a sense of ethics"
2. the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles.
Six ethical terms form the foundation of ethical practice:
Ethics
Values
Morals
Integrity
Character
Laws