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conscientious objection

conscientious objection : objection on moral or religious grounds (as to military service or bearing arms) conscientious objector n ...


Conscientiously

In a conscientious manner as a matter of conscience hence faithfully accurately completely...


Conscientiousness

The quality of being conscientious a scrupulous regard to the dictates of conscience...


Vaccination

Vaccination, inoculation with the virus of cowpox as a preventive of smallpox. First made compulsory in 1853 by 16 & 17 Vict. c. 100, gratuitous vaccination having been previously provided for in the various enactments, dating from 1840, on the subject prior to 1867, all of which were repealed by the Vaccination Act of that year (30 & 31 Vict. c. 84). By the Act it was provided, inter alia, that the parent of every child born in England should within three months after the birth of such child, or where by reason of the death, illness, absence, or inability of the parent or other cause, any other person should have the custody of such child, 1898 by the (English) Vaccination Act, 1898, and this last Act was itself amended by the (English) Vaccination Act, 1907, in order to give relief to persons having a conscientious objection to vaccination, and s. 1(1) is as follows:-1.-(1) No parent or other person shall be liable to any penalty under s. 29 or s. 31 of the Vaccination Act of 1867 if...


affirm

affirm 1 : to assert as true or factual 2 : to assert (as a judgment) as valid or confirmed [ed the lower court's ruling] compare remand, reverse vi 1 : to make a solemn declaration under the penalties of perjury in place of swearing an oath to which one conscientiously objects 2 : to uphold the judgment or actions of a lower court [the appeals court ed] af·fir·mance [ə-fər-məns] n af·fir·ma·tion [a-fər-mā-shən] n ...


CO

CO 1 commanding officer 2 conscientious objector 3 corrections officer ...


CO

CO 1 commanding officer 2 conscientious objector 3 corrections officer ...


Compunctive

Sensitive in respect of wrongdoing conscientious...


Conscientious

Influenced by conscience governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong said of a person...


hit or miss

performed without care or close attention slipshod careless of the manner of performing a task Opposite of careful conscientious or methodical...


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