court of conscience
Example Sentences
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And the discussion of a knotty point in the court of conscience.
From History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding
It is therefore for the consequences of an insane delusion only that a man is not responsible before the inward court of conscience and the outward courts of justice.
From Moral Principles and Medical Practice The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence by Charles Coppens
Therefore human law cannot impose its precept in a Divine court, such as is the court of conscience.
From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Aquinas Thomas
One may have worried long in the preparation and preliminaries of the issue, one may bring the case at last into the final court of conscience in an apparently hopeless tangle.
From God the Invisible King by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
The corporation has neither control over the police nor any judicial duties, excepting as regards a court of conscience dealing with debts under 40s.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various
