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Discover LudwigThe word 'immorally' is correct and commonly used in written English
It is an adverb that describes actions or behaviors that are considered morally wrong or unethical. Example: The company's CEO was accused of acting immorally by embezzling money from the company's funds.
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immorally
adverb
In an immoral manner, not morally, wrongly.
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Hunting is a complicated issue and this is forgotten when targeting a single individual – who may be acting immorally, but was not acting illegally.
Most Americans would restrict abortion, but not ban it completely.To ardent pro-lifers, the law today is immorally lax.
One argument against steroid users is that they behaved immorally, contrary to the Hall's guidelines that members show good character.
Damages also are due for harm caused by the violation of a statute meant to protect others and for harm caused intentionally and immorally.
I've written extensively in The Independent about the scourge of "honour killings" – the slaughter of young women for refusing arranged marriages or adultery or who were merely rumoured to have behaved "immorally" (like calling a man on a mobile phone) in Kurdistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Pakistan, "Palestine", Jordan and Egypt.
We are not helped by a culture that is increasingly litigious, and which encourages us to sue or claim compensation if we have a technical case, whether or not the person or body we're trying to extract money from has actually behaved immorally.
Even asking someone to recall when they behaved immorally in the past reduces the likelihood of their cheating in the future.
This work has all the cold beauty and the immorally functional power of a Nazi insignia".
Government, meanwhile, is described as immorally aiding and abetting society's losers at the expense of its winners.
She doesn't necessarily believe she's behaving immorally; rather, she's confused about what exactly her morals might be.
"Measure for Measure," written around 1603, deals with the dangers of self-righteous, religious people gaining power in government and using that power immorally: putting citizens to death for fornication, and shutting down houses of prostitution, while not being so pure about their own sex lives.
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