{
    "term": "ethical",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "connected with beliefs and principles about what is right and wrong",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**ethical issues/standards/questions/dilemmas**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the ethical problems of human embryo research"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She objected on purely ethical grounds."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Doctors were expected to draw up ethical guidelines regarding relationships with patients."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our overseas suppliers are obliged to comply with certain ethical principles."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's an overwhelming ethical argument for the protection of the environment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What kind of ethical and political values underpin our society?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "morally correct or acceptable",
            "sensetop": "it is ethical to do somethingit is ethical for somebody to do something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Is it ethical to keep animals in zoos?",
                    "contextForm": "it is ethical to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It would have been more ethical for him to resign.",
                    "contextForm": "it is ethical for somebody to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**ethical investment** *(= investing money in businesses that are considered morally acceptable)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't consider the arms trade to be an ethical one."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈeθɪkl/",
                "audio": "et/ethical/ethical__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈeθɪkl/",
                "audio": "et/ethical/ethical__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}