What is "code of honor"

Honor \Hon"or\ ([o^]n"[~e]r), n. [OE. honor, honour, onour, onur, OF. honor, onor, honur, onur, honour, onour, F. honneur, fr. L. honor, honos.] [Written also honour.]

1. Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence.

   A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country.
   --Matt. xiii. 57.

2. That which rightfully attracts esteem, respect, or consideration; self-respect; dignity; courage; fidelity; especially, excellence of character; high moral worth; virtue; nobleness; specif., in men, integrity; uprightness; trustworthness; in women, purity; chastity.

   If she have forgot Honor and virtue.
   --Shak.

   Godlike erect, with native honor clad.
   --Milton.

3. A nice sense of what is right, just, and true, with course of life correspondent thereto; strict conformity to the duty imposed by conscience, position, or privilege.

   Say, what is honor? 'T is the finest sense Of justice which the human mind can frame, Intent each lurking frailty to disclaim, And guard the way of life from all offense Suffered or done.
   --Wordsworth.

   I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honor more.
   --Lovelace.

4. That to which esteem or consideration is paid; distinguished position; high rank. ``Restored me to my honors.''
   --Shak.

   I have given thee . . . both riches, and honor.
   --1 Kings iii. 13.

   Thou art clothed with honor and majesty.
   --Ps. civ. 1.

5. Fame; reputation; credit.

   Some in theiractions do woo, and affect honor and reputation.
   --Bacon.

   If my honor is meant anything distinct from conscience, 't is no more than a regard to the censure and esteem of the world.
   --Rogers.

6. A token of esteem paid to worth; a mark of respect; a ceremonial sign of consideration; as, he wore an honor on his breast; military honors; civil honors. ``Their funeral honors.''
   --Dryden.

7. A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament; as, he is an honor to his nation.

8. A title applied to the holders of certain honorable civil offices, or to persons of rank; as, His Honor the Mayor. See Note under Honorable.

9. (Feud. Law) A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended.
   --Cowell.

10. pl. Academic or university prizes or distinctions; as, honors in classics.

11. pl. (Whist) The ace, king, queen, and jack of trumps. The ten and nine are sometimes called Dutch honors.
    --R. A. Proctor.

    Affair of honor, a dispute to be decided by a duel, or the duel itself.

    Court of honor, a court or tribunal to investigate and decide questions relating to points of honor; as a court of chivalry, or a military court to investigate acts or omissions which are unofficerlike or ungentlemanly in their nature.

    Debt of honor, a debt contracted by a verbal promise, or by betting or gambling, considered more binding than if recoverable by law.

    Honor bright! An assurance of truth or fidelity. [Colloq.]

    Honor court (Feudal Law), one held in an honor or seignory.

    Honor point. (Her.) See Escutcheon.

    Honors of war (Mil.), distinctions granted to a vanquished enemy, as of marching out from a camp or town armed, and with colors flying.

    Law of honor or Code of honor, certain rules by which social intercourse is regulated among persons of fashion, and which are founded on a regard to reputation.
    --Paley.

    Maid of honor, a lady of rank, whose duty it is to attend the queen when she appears in public.

    On one's honor, on the pledge of one's honor; as, the members of the House of Lords in Great Britain, are not under oath, but give their statements or verdicts on their honor.

    Point of honor, a scruple or nice distinction in matters affecting one's honor; as, he raised a point of honor.

    To do the honors, to bestow honor, as on a guest; to act as host or hostess at an entertainment. ``To do the honors and to give the word.''
    --Pope.

    To do one honor, to confer distinction upon one.

    To have the honor, to have the privilege or distinction.

    Word of honor, an engagement confirmed by a pledge of honor.

Code of Honor is an action thriller written, produced, edited, and directed by Michael Winnick. The film stars Steven Seagal and Craig Sheffer and was released to video on demand on May 6, 2016.

"Code of Honor" is the fourth episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, originally aired on October 12, 1987, in broadcast syndication. The episode was written by Katharyn Powers and Michael Baron, and was directed by Russ Mayberry. Mayberry was replaced part way through the filming of the episode with first assistant director Les Landau.

Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Starfleet starship Enterprise-D. In this episode, while the ship is visiting the planet Ligon II to retrieve a vaccine, crewman Tasha Yar ( Denise Crosby) is abducted by the leader of the Ligonians. The race abide by a strict code of honor, and their leader seeks to use Yar as a pawn to increase his own personal power.

Powers and Baron pitched a story based on a reptilian race following a code of honor similar to the bushido code of the Samurai. This was developed into the final story, which was described as having a "1940s tribal Africa" theme by staff writer Tracy Tormé. The episode wasn't well received amongst the cast and crew, but Maurice Hurley thought that the basic premise held promise. The episode was received negatively by reviewers after the series ending, including being described by one as "quite possibly the worst piece of Star Trek ever made".