right act

collocation in English

meaningsofrightandact

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right
adjective
uk
/raɪt/us
/raɪt/
correct:
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act
noun
uk
/ækt/us
/ækt/
something that ...
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(Definition ofrightandactfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofright act

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Thus, from a consequentialist standpoint, a morallyrightact(or omission) is one that will produce a good outcome, or consequence.
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Human reason is enough to understand what is arightactin political and economic life.
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Thus, from a consequentialist standpoint, a morallyrightact(or omission from acting) is one that will produce a good outcome, or consequence.
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Therightactis then defined as the one which brings about the best results (or the least amount of bad results).
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Bentham argued that therightactor policy was that which would cause the greatest happiness of the greatest number.
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Right acts can have wrong-making features, since other things are not always equal.
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The fact that the central auditor has that right acts as a check and a deterrent on the operation of the subsidiary auditor.
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It is also quite common to work with right acts rather than left acts.
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The term denotes the use of a philosophical approach based on right acts which follow a logical pattern.
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