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uprightness

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1
as in integrity
conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong the uprightness of our cause is not what is being called into question here

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as in honesty
faithfulness to high moral standards the members of this special investigative committee must be personages of unquestionable uprightness

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“Uprightness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uprightness. Accessed 1 Dec. 2022.

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