de·on·tol·o·gy (d   n-tl  -j)
n.
Ethical theory concerned with duties and rights.
[Greek deon, deont-, obligation, necessity (from neuter present participle of dein, to need, lack; seedeu-1 in Indo-European roots) + -logy.]
de·on
to·logi·cal (-t-lj -kl) adj.
de
on·tolo·gist n. |
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As a law student, Sister Jen must have studied deontology.
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