吏り道どう

noun

official ethics; the way of the public servant

A formal, somewhat literary term referring to the moral principles and proper conduct expected of government officials or public servants. Rare in everyday conversation.

• 吏り道どうに反はんする行こう為いは厳きびしく罰ばっせられる。

  Actions that go against official ethics are severely punished.

• 彼かれは吏り道どうを重おもんじ、決けっして賄わい賂ろを受うけ取とらなかった。

  He valued the way of the public servant and never accepted bribes.