FindLaw Legal Dictionary
The FindLaw Legal Dictionary -- free access to over 8260 definitions of legal terms. Search for a definition or browse our legal glossaries.
term:
Conscience
-
conscience adj
-
: exempting persons whose religious beliefs forbid compliance [ laws, which allow physicians…to refuse to participate in abortions "W. J. Curran"]
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.