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deontics

deontics noun: the field of philosophical logic that is concerned with obligation, permission, and related concepts.

Noun

deontics (uncountable)

  1. The field of philosophical logic that is concerned with obligation, permission, and related concepts.

Questions about deontics

What does deontics mean?
Deontics means the field of philosophical logic that is concerned with obligation, permission, and related concepts.
What part of speech is deontics?
Deontics is a noun.

Words near deontics in the dictionary

  1. deontic
  2. deontic logic
  3. deontic logics
  4. deontically
  5. deonticity
  6. deontics
  7. deontological
  8. deontologically
  9. deontologies
  10. deontologism
  11. deontologist

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