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conscionable
con·scio·na·ble C0579100 (kŏn′shə-nə-bəl)adj.1. Acceptable or permissible according to conscience: the debate over whether capital punishment is conscionable.2. Conscientious; principled. [Obsolete conscions (variant of conscience) + -able.]conscionable (ˈkɒnʃənəbəl) adjobsolete acceptable to one's conscience[C16: from conscions, obsolete form of conscience] ˈconscionably advcon•scion•a•ble (ˈkɒn ʃə nə bəl) adj. being in conformity with one's conscience; just. [1540–50; conscion- (back formation from conscions, variant of conscience, the final -s taken for pl. sign) + -able] ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | conscionable - acceptable to your consciencejust - used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; "a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincoln; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance" |
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