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situation ethics

a theory of ethics according to which moral rules are not absolutely binding but may be modified in the light of specific situations

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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