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A set of rules dictating acceptable behavior and decisions in a specified environment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ethics, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: code of behavior
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: convention, normal, pattern, rule, formula
Narrower terms: courtly love, knight errantry, protocol
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Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
վարքականոն
(varkʻakanon)
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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Catalan:
codi de conducta
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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Chinese Mandarin:
行為準則 /行为准则
(xíngwéi zhǔnzé)
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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Chinese Mandarin:
行為守則 /行为守则
(xíngwéi shǒuzé)
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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Chinese Mandarin:
行動規範 /行动规范
(xíngdòng guīfàn)
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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Chinese Mandarin:
條例 /条例
(tiáolì)
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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Dutch:
gedragscode
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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Finnish:
ohjesääntö
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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Finnish:
ohje
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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French:
code de conduite
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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Georgian:
ქცევის კოდექსი
(kcevis ḳodeksi)
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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German:
Verhaltenskodex
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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Hindi:
आचार संहिता
(ācār sãhitā)
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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Hungarian:
viselkedési/magatartási kódex/szabályzat
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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Italian:
codice di condotta
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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Japanese:
行動規範
(kōdō kihan)
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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Polish:
kodeks postępowania
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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Portuguese:
código de conduta
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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Russian:
ко́декс поведе́ния
(kódɛks povedénija)
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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Russian:
но́рмы поведе́ния
(nórmy povedénija)
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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Swahili:
kanuni ya maadili
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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Swedish:
uppförandekod
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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Tagalog:
talagawian
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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Ukrainian:
ко́декс поведі́нки
(kódeks povedínky)
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
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Vietnamese:
bộ quy tắc ứng xử
— set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment
