Basic Human Decency

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
BHD
Pronunciation
/ˈbeɪsɪk ˈjumən ˈdisənsi/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. Tolerance over and empathy for violence and terrorism breaches standards of basic human decency.
  2. In the same way that many rules of etiquette are designed to keep you from being self-centered, the " give up your seat to someone who needs it more " rule is basic human decency and not a discussion about gender politics.
  3. But the top tier of government has at least displayed a basic human decency that is conspicuously absent in neighbouring Burma.

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