(ethics) A standard or principle upheld as indispensable for moral conduct, whether within a particular context or in general.

A semi-spontaneous or media-generated mass movement based on the perception that an individual, group, community, or culture is dangerously deviant and poses a menace to society; a public outcry.

plural of moral order

depravity / (law) Any base or vile conduct, contrary to accepted morals, that sometimes accompanies a crime

(philosophy) The position that certain acts are objectively right or wrong, independent of human opinion.

A body of unwritten social mores and conventions which serve to maintain societal order.

(ethics) A written, formal, and consistent set of rules prescribing righteous behavior, accepted by a person or by a group of people.

(philosophy) Ethics.

An apparent defeat that is in some important sense a real victory.

plural of moral victory