good morals

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The civil code would also allow judges to base some rulings on vaguely defined "good morals" -- a provision Human Rights Watch warned would be "opening the door to arbitrary interpretation".

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

He then defecated in the bathtub of his room in an act "that damaged hotel property and violated public order and good morals", said the CXA statement.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2023

For the people inside the gym, squeezing a workout into a busy day is a symbol of morality in a society that equates good health with good morals.

From Salon • May 14, 2023

The leaders of the English church and government agreed that men and women should have good morals, but viewed their Puritan critics as potential subversives.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

In this instance, the induring such impropriety of-339- conduct, so contrary to good morals, marks strongly the growing depravity of the age.

From A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention by Colquhoun, Patrick