IN FORO CONSCIENTIAE
\ɪn fˈɔːɹə͡ʊ kˌɒnsɪˈɛnʃɪˌiː], \ɪn fˈɔːɹəʊ kˌɒnsɪˈɛnʃɪˌiː], \ɪ_n f_ˈɔː_ɹ_əʊ k_ˌɒ_n_s_ɪ__ˈɛ_n_ʃ_ɪ__ˌiː]\
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Before the tribunal of conscience; conscientiously. This term is applied in opposition, to the obligations which the law enforces.
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In the sale of property, for example, the concealment of facts by the vendee which may enhance the price, is wrong in foro conscientiae, but there is no legal obligation on the part of the vendee to disclose them, and the contract will be good if not vitiated by fraud. Poth. Vent. part 2, c. 2, n. 233; 2 Wheat. 185, note c. 20
By John Bouvier
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Platidiam
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Nearby Words
- in flood
- in focus
- in for
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- IN FORO CONSCIENTIAE
- in fraudem legis
- in front
- in front of
- in full
- in full action