单词 | in foro conscientiæ |
释义 | in foro conscientiæadv. In the court of conscience; according to one's internal sense of right and wrong. ΚΠ 1520 Indulgences in Eng. (single sheet) Cytie of Rome may dispence oonly in the Court of conscyence (Viz in foro conscientie dumtaxat).] ?1566 W. P. tr. C. S. Curio Pasquine in Traunce f. 62v A Gentleman of Venice, fel in contention with his wyfe vpon a certayne doubte to be declared in foro conscientiae [It. vn certo scropuluzzo di conscientia], the matter was suche as troubled them both. 1678 E. Ravenscroft Eng. Lawyer Epilogue sig. K3 Nay, we'll have you in Foro Conscientiæ, we'll bring you into Chancery too, where you shall answer to Interrogatories Sine fine, without end. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. iv. xi. 76 As his Intention was truly upright, he ought to be excused in Foro Conscientiæ . View more context for this quotation 1850 Morning Chron. 7 May 4/6 He must object to any ecclesiastical regulations having the weight proposed to be given to them, which was not only to make them binding in foro conscientiæ, but also with the force of law. 1875 Irish Monthly 3 262 It is only of a sin in foro conscientiae the author speaks. 1907 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 16 Feb. 398/1 Ethical questions involving the duty of the practitioner towards his patient under circumstances of special delicacy and difficulty must be decided in foro conscientiae. 1991 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 45 69 He was wrestling in foro conscientiae with doubts as to the soundness of the official position. 2011 Spectator (Nexis) 5 Nov. 74 A classically trained referee might well, in foro conscientiae, have awarded a corner kick for the divine deflection. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.?1566 |
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