Definition of "sense of right and wrong" []

Motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "sense of right and wrong" in a sentence

"Kathe Koja's _Buddha Boy_ (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, hardcover, $16.00, 117 pages, ISBN 0-374-30998-1) is narrated -- in a hypnotic, almost stream-of-consciousness style -- by a teen named Justin, possessed of some small artistic talents and a keen sense of right and wrong that is only partially tamped down by the conventional, thoughtlessly accepted culture of his high school."

Words like "sense of right and wrong"

ethical motive ethics morality

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