conscience clause
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A clause in a law that relieves persons whose conscientious or religious scruples forbid compliance.
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A clause in a law that relieves persons whose conscientious or religious scruples forbid compliance.
The conscience clause was an important term in education in England throughout much of 19th century. In this context, it referred to permitting parents of schoolchildren to withdraw them from worship or other school activities that violated the parents' religious principles.
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