Die ethische Genehmigung
Example: Für das Projekt ist die ethische Genehmigung der Universität erforderlich.
Definition
"Die ethische Genehmigung" refers to the formal approval granted by an ethics committee or institutional board, ensuring that research involving human or animal subjects complies with moral and legal standards. For example, it is required for a university project to proceed ethically.
Etymology
The term "die ethische Genehmigung" comes from German, where "ethische" means ethical, relating to moral principles, and "Genehmigung" means approval or permission. Combined, they emphasize the necessity of moral approval before conducting certain research. Did you know that ethical approval processes became widespread only in the 20th century with the rise of modern research ethics?
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"Die ethische Genehmigung" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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