Moral+conduct
51Moral waiver — A moral waiver is an action by United States armed forces officials to accept, for induction into one of the military services, a recruit who is in one or more of a list of otherwise disqualifying situations. The mechanism dates from at least the …
52Moral law — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… …
53Conduct Disorder — The medicalizing of persistent antisocial behavior on the part of children goes back to Cesare Lombroso and the degeneration theorists of the nineteenth century. (See Criminality and Psychiatry; Psychiatric Genetics: degeneration theory [1857] …
54moral — 1. adjective /ˈmɒrəl,ˈmɔːrəl/ a) Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour. moral judgments, a moral poem b) Conforming to a standard of right behaviour; sanctioned by or operative on… …
55Moral Treatment In the Sense of Psychological Treatment — The phrase moral treatment came into vogue late in the eighteenth century and was used by Vincenzo Chiarugi and by Philippe Pinel in their respective textbooks. In his 1801 work, Pinel explained, the general precepts to follow in psychological …
56moral — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 practical lesson VERB + MORAL ▪ draw ▪ There are clear morals to be drawn from the failure of these companies. PREPOSITION ▪ moral to ▪ …
57Moral theology — Theology The*ol o*gy, n.; pl. {Theologies}. [L. theologia, Gr. ?; ? God + ? discourse: cf. F. th[ e]ologie. See {Theism}, and {Logic}.] The science of God or of religion; the science which treats of the existence, character, and attributes of God …
58moral turpitude — 1. conduct that is regarded as immoral. 2. an instance of such conduct. [1875 80] * * * …
59conduct — n. & v. n. 1 behaviour (esp. in its moral aspect). 2 the action or manner of directing or managing (business, war, etc.). 3 Art mode of treatment, execution. 4 leading, guidance. v. 1 tr. lead or guide (a person or persons). 2 tr. direct or… …
60moral authority — noun The quality or characteristic of being respected for having good character or knowledge, especially as a source of guidance or an exemplar of proper conduct. The people adopted the government they had framed, and thus gave it its moral… …
