honor system
noun
: a system (as at a college) whereby persons are trusted to abide by the regulations (as for a code of conduct) without supervision or surveillance
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Customers are on the honor system to pay for any software they choose to purchase.
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While well-intentioned, the age verification process is built on an honor system, making the process very porous.
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Adaira Landry, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Tim Lammers Prior to the rule change, THR reported, AMPAS allowed votes to be cast through an honor system.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The quarantine was not based on an honor system; instead, the Ebola Task Force was responsible for enforcing a quarantine as well as a curfew.
—Edna Bonhomme, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
That’s because there’s no real enforcement mechanism to ensure that someone actually gives away their firearms; rather, everyone essentially operates on an honor system, advocates and attorneys told the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
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Adaira Landry, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Tim Lammers Prior to the rule change, THR reported, AMPAS allowed votes to be cast through an honor system.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The quarantine was not based on an honor system; instead, the Ebola Task Force was responsible for enforcing a quarantine as well as a curfew.
—Edna Bonhomme, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
That’s because there’s no real enforcement mechanism to ensure that someone actually gives away their firearms; rather, everyone essentially operates on an honor system, advocates and attorneys told the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Honor system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honor%20system. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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