in (all) conscience

in (all) conscience

Without guilt. Usually said to emphasize fairness in a transaction. Primarily heard in UK. In all conscience, I can't charge you more than the car is worth. No, I can't, in conscience, give you a better grade when you put such little effort into the assignment!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

in conscience

Also, in all good conscience. In all truth or fairness, as in I can't in conscience say that the meeting went well, or In all good conscience we can't support their stand on disarmament. [Late 1500s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

in (all good) conscience

In all fairness; by any reasonable standard.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • in conscience
  • clear conscience, to have a
  • have a clear conscience
  • have a clean conscience
  • (one's) conscience is clear
  • conscience
  • (one's) conscience is clean
  • have a clear conscience about (someone or something)
  • have a clean conscience about (someone or something)
  • prick your conscience