conscience clause


noun
  1. a clause or article in an act or law that exempts persons whose conscientious or religious scruples forbid their compliance.

Origin of conscience clause

1
First recorded in 1865–70

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British Dictionary definitions for conscience clause

conscience clause

noun
  1. a clause in a law or contract exempting persons with moral scruples

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