Meaning of moral imperative | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A practice, policy, or state of affairs which is required and justified by the fact that it is morally right.
2. An ethical principle or rule which requires and justifies a practice, policy, or state of affairs.

Examples

“This 60-second commercial, titled The Deficit Trials: 2017 A.D., . . . "expresses a view that budget cuts are a moral imperative."”

“To research a possible link between US bombardment and rates of birth defects and pediatric cancer in Iraq is a moral imperative.”

“Marc Andreessen, the venture capitalist, wrote on Twitter about the accident, with his usual bravado, “Self-driving cars and trucks are a moral imperative.””

“. . . the Confucian custom of filial piety. This moral imperative requires sons to obey their parents and take care of them during old age.”

“There are no laws about queueing, but there is a powerful moral imperative not to cheat.”

“It is not murderous venom that courses in black veins but loving tolerance for the stranger, which is the central moral imperative of the Gospel.”

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