moral
Definition
Private conduct based on strict adherence to a sanctioned or accepted code or dogma of what is right or wrong, particularly as proclaimed in a sacred book, or by a non-secular group or sect. Once practically interchangeable with 'ethical,' this term has acquired quasi-religious connotations and has moved closer to 'righteous' following the recent (second half of the 20th century) schism between private morality and public morality.
moral is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law subject.
moral appears in the definitions of the following terms:
fiduciary duty,
qualified privilege,
theory Z,
moral obligation bond,
legal positivism,
natural law,
comfort letter,
duress,
de jure,
Malthusian thesis
and
moral appears in these other terms: private morality, morality, moral suasion, moral rights approach, moral hazard, morale, public morality, moral turpitude, morale hazard
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