ethics is defined as
Ethics is defined as a moral philosophy or code of morals practiced by a person or group of people. An example of ethics is a the code of conduct set by a business.1  the study of standards of conduct and moral judgment; moral philosophy. 2  a treatise on this study.eudemonist, eudaemonist, n. metaethics a branch of philosophy concerned with the foundations of ethics and especially with the definition of ethical terms and the nature of moral discourse. moralism the practice of morality, as distinct from religion. â moralist, n. â moralistic, adj. sensationalism sensualism.