Character and Ethics

Character

Character noun - Conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong.

Usage example: we need more people of sound character in public office

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Ethics and character are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ethics" instead a noun "Character".

Ethics noun - The code of good conduct for an individual or group.

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Character and ethics are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Character" instead a noun "Ethics".

Nearby Words: ethical, ethic, ethically

human	human character	human ethics
old	old character	old ethics
good	good character	good ethics
similar	similar character	similar ethics
Other adjectives: normal, regular, strong, actual, real, bad, moral, new, heroic.

These are then applied to character specific "Breaking Points" that resemble a psychological Trauma Conga Line, rather than medieval ethics.

Source: Character Alignment
Smith Goes to Washington, the title character has to appear before the Senate ethics committee when he is the victim of Taylor's character assassination campaign.

Source: Hauled Before a Senate Subcommittee
The "Aberrant" character alignment is essentially this — an Aberrant character is unambiguously evil, but at the same time follows a strict personal code of ethics.

Source: Even Evil Has Standards / Tabletop Games

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