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deontic logic

/diˌɑntɪk ˌlɑdʒɪk/
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Definitions of deontic logic
  1. noun
    the modal logic of obligation and permissibility
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    type of:
    modal logic
    a system of logic whose formal properties resemble certain moral and epistemological concepts
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