plural of conscience round

A blank round of ammunition issued to one or more members of a firing squad without telling them, so that each person in the squad knows there is a chance that they themselves did not fire the lethal shot.

plural of pang of conscience

(often in the plural) A feeling of shame, guilt, or embarrassment, resulting from behavior which one regrets.

(obsolete) To make it a matter of conscience; to be scrupulous about.

(idiomatic) Money which is voluntarily paid by a party who feels guilt, and seeks to provide compensation, for some past misdeed or negligence.

Alternative form of conscience money

(law) A clause in a law, affecting religious matters, to relieve persons of conscientious scruples, especially one to prevent their children being compelled to undergo particular religious instruction.

plural of conscience clause

A feeling of guiltiness, as if one has done something wrong.