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conscience round

conscience round noun: a blank round of ammunition issued to one or more members of a firing squad without telling them, so that each person in the squad knows there is a chance that they themselves did not fire the lethal shot.

Noun

conscience round (plural conscience rounds)

  1. A blank round of ammunition issued to one or more members of a firing squad without telling them, so that each person in the squad knows there is a chance that they themselves did not fire the lethal shot.

Forms of conscience round

pluralconscience rounds

Questions about conscience round

What does conscience round mean?
Conscience round means a blank round of ammunition issued to one or more members of a firing squad without telling them, so that each person in the squad knows there is a chance that they themselves did not fire the lethal shot.
What part of speech is conscience round?
Conscience round is a noun.
What is the plural of conscience round?
The plural of conscience round is conscience rounds.

Words near conscience round in the dictionary

  1. consaws
  2. conscience
  3. conscience clause
  4. conscience clauses
  5. conscience money
  6. conscience round
  7. conscience rounds
  8. conscience vote
  9. conscience votes
  10. conscience-money
  11. conscience-proof

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