a) The forms required by good breeding, or prescribed by authority, to be observed in social or official life; observance of the proprieties of rank and occasion; conventional decorum; ceremonial code of polite society.
b) The customary behavior of members of a profession, business, law, or sports team towards each other. <! b The unwritten code governing this(medical Etiquette) Is this distinct from both of the previous definitions, or should it be integrated into one of them?
See Also: etiquettal
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