conscience clause

con·science clause

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Definitions of conscience clause words

noun conscience clause a clause in a law or contract exempting persons with moral scruples 3
noun conscience clause a clause in a law exempting those whose religious or moral principles forbid compliance 3
noun conscience clause a clause or article in an act or law that exempts persons whose conscientious or religious scruples forbid their compliance. 1

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70

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adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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