ethic vs policy

ethic

noun
  • A set of principles of right and wrong behaviour guiding, or representative of, a specific culture, society, group, or individual. 

  • The morality of an action. 

adj
  • Moral, relating to morals. 

policy

noun
  • A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body. 

  • The grounds of a large country house. 

  • Wise or advantageous conduct; prudence, formerly also with connotations of craftiness. 

  • A document containing or certifying this contract. 

  • A number pool lottery 

  • A contract of insurance. 

verb
  • To regulate by laws; to reduce to order. 

How often have the words ethic and policy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )