deontic

American  

[dee-on-tik] / diˈɒn tɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.

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deontic British  

/ diːˈɒntɪk /

adjective

1. logic

   1. of or relating to such ethical concepts as obligation and permissibility

   2. designating the branch of modal logic that deals with the formalization of these concepts

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Etymology

Origin of deontic

First recorded in 1950–55; from Greek deont- (stem of déon “binding,” neuter present participle of deîn “to bind, tie, fetter”) + -ic ( def. )

Example Sentences

Note that ordering the axioms means that the deontic predicate O is not homogeneous.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas

This means that deontic logic may be more related to preference theory than deontic theorists think.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas

We conclude that we can usefully introduce and apply some terms from deontic logic.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas