What is CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR? Definition of CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR in Black's Law Dictionary - Legal dictionary - Glossary of legal terms.
One who, by reason of religious training and belief, is conscientiously opposed to participation in war. Selective Training & Service Act of 1940, § 5(g), 50 U.S.C.A. App., § 305(g). U. S. v. Kauten, C.C.A. N.Y., 133 F.2d 703.
One conscientiously opposed on religious grounds to participation in war need not be a member of a religious sect whose creed forbids participation in war to be entitled to classification as a conscientious objector. U. S. v. Bowles, C.C.A.N.J., 131 F.2d 818. It is sufficient if he has a conscientious scruple against war in any form. U. S. ex rel. Phillips v. Downer, C.C.A.N.Y., 135 F.2d 521, 524, 525.
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