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refusal on moral or religious grounds to bear arms in a military conflict or to serve in the armed forces.[1895-1900]
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Conscientious objection to military taxation — (COMT) is a legal theory (with at least one historical precedent) that attempts to extend into the realm of taxation the concessions to conscientious objectors that many governments allow in the case of conscription thereby allowing conscientious … Wikipedia
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conscientious objection — noun Date: 1775 objection on moral or religious grounds (as to service in the armed forces or to bearing arms) … New Collegiate Dictionary
conscientious objection — refusal to serve in the military on moral or religious grounds; noncompliance on moral or religious grounds … English contemporary dictionary
conscientious objection — Совести возражение … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
conscientious objection — conscien′tious objec′tion n. cvb refusal on moral or religious grounds to bear arms in a military conflict or to serve in the armed forces • Etymology: 1895–1900 conscien′tious objec′tor, n … From formal English to slang
