Given a premise, retrieve a hypothesis that is entailed by the premise.The allegiance of this highly privileged and prestigious group was ensured by cementing their ethical principles in the code of bushido,  the way of the warrior : loyalty to one's master, defense of one's status and honor, and fulfillment of all obligations.
Those who respected the code of bushido were assured a privileged position in the group.
Bushido refers to a crime-based way of life .