moral code

Richard’s family was Orthodox Jewish, from Lithuania, and though the Baltimores in America were not overtly religious, the family communicated a moral code that influenced their son’s concern for the underprivileged.

Every story about Gavin Newsom must be prefaced by the acknowledgment that the California governor is a bloodless political chameleon whose moral code seems to be permanently up for negotiation.

A student who did not want to be named told the BBC that the university enforced a strict moral code despite not being a religious institution.

The church has a strict moral code - the sexes sit separately inside the auditorium during ordinary services and dating is not allowed.

In surrendering their dignity and self-respect by kowtowing to Trump, he gives them something in return: a permission slip to break the moral code of civilized society.