conscientious objection
Americannoun
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Origin of conscientious objection
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Dickson said conscientious objection was also delaying and obstructing access to abortion care in NHS settings in Wales.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Bishop Kryvytskyi said that he and his colleagues at the same time have taken up the cause of those Ukrainians who have been convicted on charges stemming from their conscientious objection to fighting.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 5, 2023
Mistaken, “of course,” Akst writes, about U.S. participation in World War II, for which they offered no realistic alternative, pacifists moved from conscientious objection to a substantially more wide-ranging reform agenda.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
The military has, for generations, made inquiries into how conscientious a conscientious objection really is; immigration officials may make similar inquiries into a green-card-conferring marriage.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
"Not so much as a silver teaspoon," replied Thorndyke, who had a conscientious objection to plate of all kinds.
From John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman
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