Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in good conscience

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: in- -good -con-science
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Alternative form of in conscience.

Example Sentences

"In good conscience, innovative assaults on the inmate, such as lobotomy and electroshock therapy, could be added to other "treatments," such as coercive custodial care, deadening routine, water cures, and strait-jackets."
"Just as dissenters should be free to dissociate themselves from beliefs and practices (and so, communities) they cannot in good conscience embrace, so should communities be able to dissociate themselves from those who do not wish to conform to their ways, and whom they cannot, in good conscience, tolerate."
"For if “the good work” keeps him dependent and weak, it is no longer good for Rousseau, and if it is not good for him, he cannot do it in good conscience."

Questions

What does in good conscience mean?: Alternative form of in conscience.

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