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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.
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