code of ethics
noun phrase
: a set of rules about good and bad behavior
The company has its own code of ethics.
Examples of code of ethics in a Sentence
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After the trip, many of the women sent the Homeward Bound organizers a list of recommendations, which included developing a code of ethics and closing the bar by midnight.
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David Kushner, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2024
CPAs are held to a code of ethics and must complete continuing education credits to maintain their certification.
—Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
For the most part, lawyers, doctors, airline pilots and other professionals operate under a code of ethics.
—Perry Carpenter, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Since the more recent news broke about Thomas’ financial dealings in investigative stories by ProPublica, The New York Times and The Washington Post in April and May of 2023, conversations about the impact of Thomas’ loose code of ethics have given way to calls for his resignation.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 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, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill in mid-summer that would require the justices to adopt a code of ethics, create new financial disclosure rules, and establish a process for submitting and investigating ethics complaints against the justices.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2023
Search the registries of home inspectors’ professional organizations, such as the American Society of Home Inspectors, which requires its members to follow a standard of practice and adhere to a code of ethics.
—Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2024
Increasingly, more firms have resorted to establishing codes of conduct (sometimes called code of ethics) for how individuals should behave with one another.
—Joyce E. A. Russell, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
David Kushner, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2024
CPAs are held to a code of ethics and must complete continuing education credits to maintain their certification.
—Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
For the most part, lawyers, doctors, airline pilots and other professionals operate under a code of ethics.
—Perry Carpenter, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Since the more recent news broke about Thomas’ financial dealings in investigative stories by ProPublica, The New York Times and The Washington Post in April and May of 2023, conversations about the impact of Thomas’ loose code of ethics have given way to calls for his resignation.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 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, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill in mid-summer that would require the justices to adopt a code of ethics, create new financial disclosure rules, and establish a process for submitting and investigating ethics complaints against the justices.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2023
Search the registries of home inspectors’ professional organizations, such as the American Society of Home Inspectors, which requires its members to follow a standard of practice and adhere to a code of ethics.
—Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2024
Increasingly, more firms have resorted to establishing codes of conduct (sometimes called code of ethics) for how individuals should behave with one another.
—Joyce E. A. Russell, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
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