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morality
noun [C or U] /məˈræl.ə.ti/
/mɔːˈræl.ə.t̬i/ Definition
› a personal or social set of standards for good or bad behaviour and character, or the quality of being right, honest, or acceptable: They argued for a new morality based on self-sacrifice and honesty. I have to question the morality of forcing poor people to pay for their medical treatment.Morality and rules of behaviour
(Definition of morality noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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