In foro conscientiae

IN FORO CONSCIENTIAE. Before the tribunal of conscience; conscientiously. This term is applied in opposition, to the obligations which the law enforces.
2. In the sale of property, for example, the concealment of facts by the vendee which may enhance the price, is wrong in foro conscientiae, but there is no legal obligation on the part of the vendee to disclose them, and the contract will be good if not vitiated by fraud. Poth. Vent. part 2, c. 2, n. 233; 2 Wheat. 185, note c. 20

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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3; Petrus de Navarra, De ablatorum restitutione in foro conscientiae, lib.

Dubitatio 3: is it allowed for the owner of a good that does not have a legal or common price (e.g., certain gems, special dogs or falcons, exotic birds, ancient paintings, etc.) to sell it at any price he wants?