Main entry: ethical
Definition: conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior
Usage: an ethical lawyer; ethical medical practice; an ethical problem; had no ethical objection to drinking; Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants- Omar N. Bradley
Main entry: honorable, honourable, ethical
Definition: adhering to ethical and moral principles
Usage: it seems ethical and right; followed the only honorable course of action
Main entry: ethical
Definition: of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics
Usage: ethical codes; ethical theories