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consequentialism
noun con·se·quen·tial·ism \-shə-ˌli-zəm\
Definition of CONSEQUENTIALISM
: the theory that the value and especially the moral value of an act should be judged by the value of its consequences
— con·se·quen·tial·ist \-ˌlist\ adjective or noun
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First Known Use of CONSEQUENTIALISM
1982
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