code of ethics
noun phrase
: a set of rules about good and bad behavior
The company has its own code of ethics.
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In 2024, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) code of ethics doesn't limit surgeons in operating on their relatives.
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 21 June 2024
The bill would require the court to adopt a binding code of ethics and establish a mechanism to investigate alleged violations among other changes.
—Tobi Raji, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
The second is that Alito rests his legal argument on an almost entirely unenforceable code of ethics that the Supreme Court released in 2023.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 29 May 2024
Plagiarism-detection software can’t determine how or why language similar to other sources appeared in an author’s work, whether the issue violates an institution’s code of ethics or what the consequences of such an infraction should be.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2024
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 21 June 2024
The bill would require the court to adopt a binding code of ethics and establish a mechanism to investigate alleged violations among other changes.
—Tobi Raji, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
The second is that Alito rests his legal argument on an almost entirely unenforceable code of ethics that the Supreme Court released in 2023.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 29 May 2024
Plagiarism-detection software can’t determine how or why language similar to other sources appeared in an author’s work, whether the issue violates an institution’s code of ethics or what the consequences of such an infraction should be.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2024
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“Code of ethics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/code%20of%20ethics. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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