honor system

An arrangement by which persons are trusted to act honestly and therefore are not directly monitored, even though persons might obtain a benefit from acting dishonestly.

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hon′or sys`tem

a system whereby the students at a school, the inmates in a prison, etc., are put on their honor to observe certain rules with a minimum of supervision.

[1900–05, Amer.]

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honor system - a system of conduct in which participants are trusted not to take unfair advantage of others; "the students are on the honor system"

system of rules, system - a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender"

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Pitt-Rivers's definition has proved popular in part because it manages to capture the inherent tension of life within an honor system: an individual's honor is a subject of constant negotiation; status is determined both by direct action on the part of an individual and by permissiveness or punishment on the part of his or her society.

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Kirtman told AP: "We're doing it the way Rebecca did it--the honor system."

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For a program that relies heavily on the carrot-and-the-slick approach, this plan operates mostly on the honor system. Here's how it works: Year round, $40 is deducted from each employee's monthly paycheck.

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A study with both quantitative and qualitative components was conducted with undergraduate teaching faculty at Kansas State University for fall 1999 to spring 2001 to study faculty role in addressing cheating at the collegiate level and faculty awareness of the University's honor system and cheating policies.

Kansas State University Faculty Perspective, Opinions, and Practices Concerning Undergraduate Student Academic Dishonesty and Moral Development

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