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In conscience
| in deference or obedience to conscience or reason; in reason; reasonably.- Blackstone. |
See also: Conscience in conscience
in (all) conscienceWithout guilt. Usually said to emphasize fairness in a transaction. Primarily heard in UK. In all conscience, I can't charge you more than the car is worth. No, I can't, in conscience, give you a better grade when you put such little effort into the assignment!See also: consciencein conscienceAlso, in all good conscience. In all truth or fairness, as in I can't in conscience say that the meeting went well, or In all good conscience we can't support their stand on disarmament. [Late 1500s] See also: conscience in (all good) conscience In all fairness; by any reasonable standard.See also: conscienceEncyclopediaSeeconscience |