deontology
Noun

deontology (uncountable)

  1. (ethics) Ethics. [from c. 1826]
  2. (ethics) The normative ethical position that judges the morality of an action based on the action's adherence to rules or obligations rather than either the inherent goodness or the consequences of those actions. [from 1930]
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