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♦ moral /ˈmɒrəl/A a.1 morale; etico; onesto; serio; virtuoso: moral law, legge morale; moral sense, senso morale; a moral man, un uomo virtuoso; to be under a moral obligation to do st., avere l'obbligo morale di fare qc.B n.2 (pl.) moralità; costumi; principi morali: loose morals, costumi dissoluti; He has no morals, non ha principi morali● a moral certainty, una certezza morale (o quasi assoluta) □ (leg.) moral damages, risarcimento dei danni morali □ (econ.) moral hazard, azzardo morale □ ( USA, polit.) moral majority, la maggioranza ( presunta) conservatrice; ( USA, polit.) Moral Majority, Moral Majority ( organizzazione per la difesa dei valori cristiani e conservatori) □ (polit.) moral suasion, moral suasion (tattica di persuasione usata dalle autorità per indurre all'adesione a politiche o provvedimenti) □ moral support, aiuto morale □ moral victory, vittoria morale □ to point a moral, illustrare un principio morale.
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moral certainty — mor·al cer·tain·ty n: a state of subjective certainty leaving no real doubt about a matter (as a defendant s guilt): certainty beyond a reasonable doubt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. moral certainty … Law dictionary
Moral certainty — Moral Mor al, a. [F., fr. It. moralis, fr. mos, moris, manner, custom, habit, way of life, conduct.] 1. Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Moral certainty — is a concept of intuitive probability. It means a very high degree of probability, sufficient for action, but short of absolute or mathematical certainty. The concept stems from a statement in Aristotle s Nicomachean Ethics that one must be… … Wikipedia
moral certainty — noun certainty based on an inner conviction she believed in the importance of moral absolutes and moral certainty the prosecutor had a moral certainty that the prisoner was guilty • Hypernyms: ↑certainty, ↑sure thing, ↑foregone conclusion … Useful english dictionary
moral certainty — See proof to a moral certainty … Ballentine's law dictionary
Moral — Mor al, a. [F., fr. It. moralis, fr. mos, moris, manner, custom, habit, way of life, conduct.] 1. Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Moral agent — Moral Mor al, a. [F., fr. It. moralis, fr. mos, moris, manner, custom, habit, way of life, conduct.] 1. Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Moral insanity — Moral Mor al, a. [F., fr. It. moralis, fr. mos, moris, manner, custom, habit, way of life, conduct.] 1. Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Moral philosophy — Moral Mor al, a. [F., fr. It. moralis, fr. mos, moris, manner, custom, habit, way of life, conduct.] 1. Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Moral play — Moral Mor al, a. [F., fr. It. moralis, fr. mos, moris, manner, custom, habit, way of life, conduct.] 1. Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Moral sense — Moral Mor al, a. [F., fr. It. moralis, fr. mos, moris, manner, custom, habit, way of life, conduct.] 1. Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English