From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnormsnorms[plural] generally accepted standards of social behaviour terrorists who violate the norms of civilized societysocial/cultural etc norms → norm
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social/cultural etc norms• Labelling is acknowledged as a complex process involving social norms and values.• The sociology of social norms is a recurring theme.• The study of social norms did not escape.• His private emotions and idiosyncracies, and difficulties he experiences in internalizing the social norms of his community are his business.• Meeting inside a model could logically connect communications protocols to the model itself rather than the cultural norms of a geographical area.• The analysts will have to adhere to the cultural norms of the organisation in order to be successful with their database project. 