Chiefly British: crackers. Law: non compos mentis. Idioms: around the bend, crazy as a loon, mad as a hatter, not all there, nutty as a fruitcake, off one's head, off one's rocker, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, sick in the head, stark raving mad. 2. Informal.
Related Articles. Ethical people are those who recognize the difference between right and wrong and consistently strive to set an example of good conduct. In a business setting, being ethical means applying principles of honesty and fairness to relationships with coworkers and customers. Ethical individuals make an effort to treat everyone with whom they come in contact as they would want to be treated themselves.
LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. The definition of business ethics is the set of moral rules that govern how businesses operate, how business decisions are made and how people are treated.In business, there are many different people you have to answer to: customers, shareholders and clients. An example business ethics are attorney ethics which call for complete confidentiality. 2  The law recognizes that attorneys have such a high moral obligation to keep their clients secrets confidential, that if an attorney violates this ethical duty, he can lose his license to practice law.