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Conscience clause

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conscience clause

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

Origin:
1865–70
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conscience clause  
n.  A clause in a law that relieves persons whose conscientious or religious scruples forbid compliance.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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