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{{Short description|Process of governing without enforcement}}
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[[File:Honor system plant sale.jpg|thumb|Plants available for sale in Philadelphia using the honor system.]]
An '''honor system''', '''trust system''' or '''honesty system'''  is a way of running a variety of endeavors based on [[Trust (social sciences)|trust]], [[Honour|honor]], and [[honesty]].

The honor system is also a system granting freedom from customary surveillance (as to students or prisoners) with the understanding that those who are so freed will be bound by their [[honor]] to observe regulations (e.g. prison farms may be operated under the honor system),<ref>"honor system." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (24 Feb. 2008)</ref> and will therefore not abuse the trust placed in them.