deontology

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deontology - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Deontology \De`on*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? gen. ?, necessity,
     obligation (p. neut. of ? it is necessary) + -logy.]
     The science which relates to duty or moral obligation. --J.
     Bentham.
     [1913 Webster]