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What does the word ethical mean?
Source: The Collins English Dictionary ? 2000 HarperCollins Publishers:
ethical ['haha603;haha952;haha305;khaha601;l]
adjective
1 in accordance with principles of conduct that are considered correct, esp. those of a given profession or group
2 of or relating to ethics
3 (of a medicinal agent) available legally only with a doctor's prescription or consent
'ethically adverb(ial)
'ethicalness, "ethi'cality noun
Sounds to me that ethics are tied in with morals and principles, which are defined by a persons beliefs.
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