Laws are enforceable in the courts and are based on society's values and standards. Laws are written documentation of the prescribed set of behaviors that citizens must follow. While some laws may overlap with ethics, laws are not necessarily the same thing as ethics or a code of behavior for a specific community or group.

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Laws Refer to

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Laws refer to

A) a specific set of behaviors a given society considers to be ethical.
B) society's values and standards that are enforceable in the courts.
C) the agreed upon code of behavior for a given nation, community, religious group, or family unit.
D) written documentation of a prescribed set of behaviors.
E) a legislated code of ethics defining both what may and may not be done in specific circumstances.

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