0 the fact of refusing to join the armed forces or fight in a war for moral or religious reasons:
Conscientious objection to military service is recognized by the United Nations as a legitimate exercise of the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion.
He was not made aware of his rights as a soldier to register a conscientious objection to military service.
Pharmacists must notify their employer if they have a conscientious objection to the dispensing of any drug or class of drugs.
Some doctors exercise the legal right of conscientious objection to not be involved in performing abortions.
Draftees might request deferments or exemptions from military service because of family hardships, conscientious objection, and other grounds.
There is a clause in the Abortion Act which allows doctors to opt out of performing abortions if they have a conscientious objection.
