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Moral rules and rules of behaviour

rule

noun

a statement explaining what someone can or cannot do in a particular system, game, or situation

convention

noun

a way of behaving that is generally accepted as being normal and right

law

noun

a rule or set of principles that people follow for moral or religious reasons

code

noun

a set of rules about how something should be done or how people should behave

standards

noun

traditional principles of good behaviour

morals

noun

principles of right or wrong behaviour that are generally accepted by a society

conscience

noun

the ideas and feelings you have that tell you whether something you are doing is right or wrong

etiquette

noun

a set of rules for behaving correctly in social situations

ethics

noun

a set of principles that people use to decide what is right and what is wrong

the proprieties

the rules of social behaviour that most people accept as correct

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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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