principle of conduct
41utilitarianism — noun the doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority. ↘the doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the guiding principle of conduct …
42ground rule — ground′ rule n. 1) a basic or governing principle of conduct in a situation: the ground rules of a debate[/ex] 2) spo any of certain sports rules adopted, as in baseball, for playing in a particular stadium or field …
43rectitude — rec•ti•tude [[t]ˈrɛk tɪˌtud, ˌtyud[/t]] n. 1) rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue; righteousness 2) correctness 3) straightness • Etymology: 1400–50; < MF < LL rēctitūdō straightness < L rēct(us) right …
44loose — /lus / (say loohs) adjective (looser, loosest) 1. free from bonds, fetters, or restraint: to get one s hand loose. 2. free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end. 3. uncombined, as a chemical element. 4. not bound together, as… …
45unprincipled — /ʌnˈprɪnsəpəld / (say un prinsuhpuhld) adjective 1. lacking sound moral principles, as a person. 2. showing want of principle, as conduct, etc. –phrase 3. unprincipled in, not instructed in the principles of. –unprincipledness, noun …
46rule — ► NOUN 1) a regulation or principle governing conduct or procedure within a particular sphere. 2) control or government: British rule. 3) a code of practice and discipline for a religious community. 4) (the rule) the normal or customary state of… …
47utilitarianism — ► NOUN 1) the doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority. 2) the doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the guiding principle of conduct …
48utilitarianism — n. 1 the doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority. 2 the doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the guiding principle of conduct …
49lifeboat ethic — lifeboat ethic, a principle of conduct which asserts that in a situation of peril priorities should be assigned according to urgency or expediency: »The Age of Scarcity and accompanying new life boat ethic threatens some basic American… …
50principles — principle [n1] law, standard assumption, axiom, basis, canon, convention, criterion, dictum, doctrine, dogma, ethic, form, formula, foundation, fundamental, golden rule*, ground, maxim, origin, postulate, precept, prescript, principium,… …
