Deontic Definition

dē-ŏntĭk
adjective
Of, relating to, or based on some binding ethical rule; deontological.
Webster's New World

Origin of Deontic

  • From Ancient Greek δέον (deon, “what is right"); compare deontology

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek deon deont- obligation, necessity deontology

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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