- Court of Conscience
- The same as Courts of Request (q.v.). This name was also frequently applied to the courts of equity or of chancery, not as name but as a description.See also conscience
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
Court of Conscience
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Court of Conscience — Conscience Con science, n. [F. conscience, fr. L. conscientia, fr. consciens, p. pr. of conscire to know, to be conscious; con + scire to know. See {Science}.] 1. Knowledge of one s own thoughts or actions; consciousness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Court of Conscience — Fully developed by 17th century European theology, the concept of the Court Of Conscience held that one s conscience would testify for or against one s actions in life after death. During life, the faculty of conscience was like, but not the same … Wikipedia
court of conscience — An English court for the collection of small debts; a court of equity. Harper v Clayton, 84 Md 346, 35 A 1083. A court of equity is a court of conscience, and whatever, therefore, is unconscionable is odious in its sight. Fraud is more odious… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Court of Conscience — The same as Courts of Request (q.v.). This name was also frequently applied to the courts of equity or of chancery, not as name but as a description. See also conscience … Black's law dictionary
court of conscience — see court of equity … Useful english dictionary
Conscience — Con science, n. [F. conscience, fr. L. conscientia, fr. consciens, p. pr. of conscire to know, to be conscious; con + scire to know. See {Science}.] 1. Knowledge of one s own thoughts or actions; consciousness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The sweetest… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Conscience clause — Conscience Con science, n. [F. conscience, fr. L. conscientia, fr. consciens, p. pr. of conscire to know, to be conscious; con + scire to know. See {Science}.] 1. Knowledge of one s own thoughts or actions; consciousness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Conscience money — Conscience Con science, n. [F. conscience, fr. L. conscientia, fr. consciens, p. pr. of conscire to know, to be conscious; con + scire to know. See {Science}.] 1. Knowledge of one s own thoughts or actions; consciousness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conscience — The moral sense; the faculty of judging the moral qualities of actions, or of discriminating between right and wrong; particularly applied to one s perception and judgment of the moral qualities of his own conduct, but in a wider sense, denoting… … Black's law dictionary
conscience — The moral sense; the faculty of judging the moral qualities of actions, or of discriminating between right and wrong; particularly applied to one s perception and judgment of the moral qualities of his own conduct, but in a wider sense, denoting… … Black's law dictionary
