bestes Wissen und Gewissen in German

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Etymology: Literally, “(one's) best knowledge and conscience”. Compare Dutch best weten en geweten. Etymology templates: {{m-g|(one's) best knowledge and conscience}} “(one's) best knowledge and conscience”, {{lit|(one's) best knowledge and conscience}} Literally, “(one's) best knowledge and conscience”, {{cog|nl|best weten en geweten}} Dutch best weten en geweten Head templates: {{head|de|phrase}} bestes Wissen und Gewissen

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        "the best of one's knowledge; good faith; roughly combining the senses of both English idioms, namely that one does or says something in the honest conviction of its correctness but under the condition of the fallibility of one’s knowledge and competences"
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        "1": "(one's) best knowledge and conscience"
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    }
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"bestes Wissen und Gewissen" meaning in German

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