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

One is deontic reasoning: the ability to recognize and understand social rules and what happens when the rules are transgressed.

From Scientific American

They refer, in fact, to the so-called “deontic model of justice,” which holds that people are motivated toward fairness and doing the right thing out of a sense of moral obligation as an end unto itself, i.e., simply because it’s fair and/or the right thing to do.

From Time

It has to do with their deontic logic, or personal moral beliefs about how people should be treated, says Christine Porath, a management professor at Georgetown University and co-author of the study.

From Inc

Interestingly, theorists on morality have developed something called �deontic logic�, which appears to give many similar results as economic theory.

From Project Gutenberg

Deontic logic however applies to propositions and not to commodity domains.

From Project Gutenberg