In ethics, "moral" refers to what societies sanction as right and acceptable, while "ethics" refers to both moral principles and the study of people’s moral obligations in society
. Morality is a set of norms and principles that govern our actions with respect to each other and is considered to be a code of conduct that would be accepted by anyone who meets certain conditions, almost always including the condition of being rational
. While closely related, morals mainly refer to guiding principles, and ethics refer to specific rules and actions or behaviors
