"in all conscience" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in all conscience, {{en-PP}} in all conscience
  1. Alternative form of in conscience Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: in conscience
    Sense id: en-in_all_conscience-en-prep_phrase-4g2e1PQ5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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