Adjective
not involving questions of right or wrong
The "visual futurist" Syd Mead has helped design some of Hollywood's most iconic film worlds, using the amoral nature of technology to fashion neat and horrible fantasies.
Verb
accept behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive
The UK's TV regulation organization says programs shouldn't "condone, encourage or glamorise" alcohol consumption before 9pm or when children are likely to be watching.
In a TV interview that critics saw as staged, Dominique Strauss-Kahn conceded a "grave moral mistake" during what he called a consensual encounter with a maid.
Noun
principles of right and wrong accepted by an individual or group
Six new national natural landmarks were designated by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, helping develop a "conservation ethic for the 21st century."
A baby boy was born from a 20-year-old frozen embryo. With an estimated one million leftover embryos in America, the question of what to do with them poses a big problem to ethicists.
Honor boxes remain a point of pride and practicality for a number of small farmers across the U.S., who think their time is better spent tending the crops than manning a roadside stand.
Noun
someone with an antisocial personality disorder, who lacks a sense of moral responsibility
Those who scored high on a Self-Report Psychopathy Scale were better able to zero in on a guilty party, in an experiment meant to measure how, in one way, the talent of psychopaths benefit society.
Noun
act or crime that violates a law or moral code
An early morning car wreck led to accusations of a string of extramarital affairs. Tiger denied but has since admitted to "transgressions" and issued an apology to his family.