From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006): ethics n 1: motivation based on ideas of right and wrong [syn: ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality] 2: the philosophical study of moral values and rules [syn: ethics, moral philosophy]
ethics n 1: motivation based on ideas of right and wrong [syn: ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality] 2: the philosophical study of moral values and rules [syn: ethics, moral philosophy]