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principled

 adjective
     
prin‧ci‧pled formal
1 someone who is principled has strong opinions about what is morally right and wrong
principled stand/opposition/objection etc
He took a principled stand against the legislation.
2 based on clear and definite ideas:
an attempt to reduce prison sentences in a principled way
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