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deontology
de·on·tol·o·gy
[
d on tólləjee
]
noun
Definition:
logic of moral obligation:
the study of what is morally obligatory, permissible, right, or wrong
[
Early 19th century. < Greek
deont-
(see
deontic
)
]
de·on·tol·o·gist
noun
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