moral+principle
51Moral Constitution — The Moral Constitution is a means of understanding the U.S. Constitution which emphasizes a fusion of moral philosophy and constitutional law. The most prominent proponent of the moral Constitution is Ronald Dworkin, who advances the view in Law… …
52Moral high ground — The moral high ground, in ethical or political parlance, refers to the status of being respected for remaining moral, and adhering to and upholding a universally recognized standard of justice or goodness Parties seeking the moral high ground… …
53principle — Synonyms and related words: Procrustean law, a belief, a priori truth, activity, ambition, antecedents, article of faith, aspiration, at bottom, attitude, axiom, base, basement, basically, basis, bearing wall, bed, bedding, bedrock, belief,… …
54principle — principal, principle The spellings are occasionally confused even by the wariest users of English, the usual mistake being to use principle for the adjective principal. Principal is an adjective and noun and essentially means ‘chief’ (my… …
55moral — {{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 ▪ …
56moral minimum — noun a) A standard or principle upheld as indispensable for moral conduct, whether within a particular context or in general. John Stuart Mill . . . was not long in proving that the moral minimum of wages was a myth. b) The specific rule that one …
57Principle of vis viva — Vis Vis, n. 1. Force; power. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) (a) Physical force. (b) Moral power. [1913 Webster] {Principle of vis viva} (Mech.), the principle that the difference between the aggregate work of the accelerating forces of a system and that …
58principle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tenet, code, doctrine, conviction; theory, premise; postulate; rule, law, precept; equity, integrity, probity, nature, origin, source, cause. See belief, part, substance, intrinsic. II (Roget s IV) n …
59Moral 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… …
60Moral imperative — A moral imperative is a principle originating inside a person s mind that compels that person to act. It is a kind of categorical imperative, as defined by Immanuel Kant. Kant took the imperative to be a dictate of pure reason, in its practical… …
