Meanings
nouncode of ethics (plural codes of ethics)
plural codes of ethics
- ethicsA list of statements or exemplars used by organizations to guide their members in differentiating between right and wrong and in applying understandings to their decision making.
Translations
Bulgarian етичен кодекс, етически кодекс
- етичен кодекс (etičen kodeks)Statements guiding decision making
- етически кодекс (etičeski kodeks)Statements guiding decision making
Catalan codi ètic
- codi èticStatements guiding decision making
French code de conduite
- code de conduiteStatements guiding decision making
Hindi आचार संहिता
- आचार संहिता (ācār sãhitā)Statements guiding decision making
Māori tikanga matatika
- tikanga matatikaStatements guiding decision making
Romanian cod de etică, cod de conduită
- cod de eticăStatements guiding decision making
- cod de conduităStatements guiding decision making
Spanish código ético
- código éticoStatements guiding decision making
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APA
code of ethics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/code%20of%20ethics
MLA
“code of ethics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/code%20of%20ethics. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “code of ethics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/code%20of%20ethics.
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