ETHICAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of ethical in English

(Definition of ethical from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of ethical from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of ethical

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The philosophical concept of dependent moral status thus makes a crucial appeal to the ethical principle of beneficence.
It advocates a new, more (patient) protective model which should generate confidence in the ethical character of contemporary innovatory practices.
Critics have assumed that they do not play with ethical boundaries or recast symbolic definitions.
Ethical and spiritual issues were thoughtfully tackled, and there was a helpful chapter on the management of physical symptoms.
This is not a straightforward task, since ethical considerations and infrequency of actual shoulder dystocia deliveries limit prospective, comparative study of various manoeuvres.
The patterns of those acts (patriotic, ethical, altruistic), perhaps supported during their formation by a scaffold of extrinsic reinforcement, must be highly valuable in themselves.
Finally, it is in the interest of employees to have ethical care that respects them as persons - in the full moral sense of the term.
Sharing statistical data in the biomedical and health sciences : ethical, institutional, legal, and professional dimensions.
A really successful ethical consultant should be able to provide some directions for further growth and development.
Should ethical issues in biotechnology research be decided by physicianscientists or by lawyers?
The ethical resources of this society are only now being explored as the concept comes to be debated.
But then these stories, as well as the ethical and policy debates they engender, are soon forgotten by the general public.
As was the case with scientific management, defenders of behavioral psychology made ethical claims, as well as truth claims, in its favor.
Such a revolution would presumably be ' too much at variance ' with one's prior ethical outlook.
There is considerable awareness that these developments pose challenges in every dimension (ethical, political, economic, and clinical) of the health-care environment.
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Translations of ethical

in Chinese (Traditional)
道德的, 倫理的, 倫理學的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
道德的, 伦理的, 伦理学的…
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ético, ético/ca [masculine-feminine]…
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ético, ético/-ca [masculine-feminine]…
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नैतिकदृष्ट्या - नीतीनुसार योग्य आणि अयोग्य काय याविषयीच्या विश्वासाशी संबंधित, नैतिकदृष्ट्या योग्य - नीतीनुसार योग्य…
ahlâki, ahlâkla ilgili, ahlâken iyi ve doğru…
éthique, concernant l’éthique, moral…
道徳的(どうとくてき)な, 倫理(りんり)の…
ethisch…
தார்மீக ரீதியாக எது சரி, எது தவறு என்பது குறித்த நம்பிக்கைகள் தொடர்பானது, தார்மீக ரீதியாக சரியானது…
नीतिपरक, नैतिक, नैतिक रूप से सही…
નૈતિક, નીતિને લગતું…
etisk, moralsk…
etisk…
etika, bermoral…
ethisch, moralisch…
etisk, moralsk…
اخلاقی…
моральний, етичний…
этический, нравственный…
నైతికంగా సరైనది మరియు తప్పు అనే నమ్మకాలకు సంబంధించినది, నైతికంగా సరైనది…
নৈতিক, নৈতিকভাবে সঠিক…
morální…
etis, bermoral…
ที่สอดคล้องกับศัลธรรม, ที่เกี่ยวกับศีลธรรม…
thuộc đạo đức, đúng luân thường đạo lý…
etyczny…
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