ethical
Adjective
/ˈeTHikəl/,
- Morally correct
- – can a profitable business be ethical?
- Of or relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these,
- – ethical issues in nursing
- ethical churchgoing men
- (of a medicine) Legally available only on a doctor’s prescription and usually not advertised to the general public
construct
Verb
/kənˈstrəkt/,
constructed, past participle; constructing, present participle; constructed, past tense; constructs, 3rd person singular present;
- Build or erect (something, typically a building, road, or machine)
- – a company that constructs oil rigs
- Form (an idea or theory) by bringing together various conceptual elements, typically over a period of time
- – Ptolemy combined his interests to construct a theory in support of Aristotle
- Form (a sentence) according to grammatical rules
- – Draw or delineate (a geometric figure) accurately to given conditions
Noun
- An idea or theory containing various conceptual elements, typically one considered to be subjective and not based on empirical evidence
- – history is largely an ideological construct
- A group of words forming a phrase
- A physical thing that is deliberately built or formed