/ˈkɒnʃəns/ – noun
Definition: 1. lương tâm;
2. ý thức.
A more thorough explanation: Conscience is a person’s moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one’s behavior. It is the inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one’s behavior.
Example: The defendant claimed that his conscience prevented him from carrying out the illegal activity.