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Term: Consecience

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: The state or quality of being aware of and responsible for one's actions, intentions, or conduct.

Example Sentence: She made the decision to donate to the charity out of a sense of consecience.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 2: A feeling of guilt or remorse arising from having done something wrong or behaving inappropriately.

Example Sentence: The thief felt a deep sense of consecience after stealing the old lady's purse.

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Characterized by being morally responsible for one's actions.

Example Sentence: The consecience employee reported the unethical behavior to their supervisor.

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 2: Showing or implying a moral obligation to do what is right.

Example Sentence: The politician's consecience decision was to put forward legislation to protect the environment.

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