moral impropriety

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• impropriety — im‧pro‧pri‧e‧ty [ˌɪmprəˈpraɪti] noun improprieties PLURALFORM [countable, uncountable] formal behaviour that is unacceptable according to moral or professional standards: • He faced allegations of impropriety over the insider trading scandal. •… …   Financial and business terms

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• impropriety — im|pro|pri|e|ty [ˌımprəˈpraııti] n plural improprieties [U and C] formal behaviour or an action that is wrong or unacceptable according to moral, social, or professional standards ▪ Accusations of impropriety were made against the company s… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• impropriety — noun formal (C) behaviour or a particular action that is unacceptable according to moral, social, or professional standards: Accusations of impropriety were made against the company s directors …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• The Theory of Moral Sentiments — was written by Adam Smith in 1759. It provided the ethical, philosophical, psychological and methodological underpinnings to Smith s later works, including The Wealth of Nations (1776), A Treatise on Public Opulence (1764) (first published in… …   Wikipedia

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