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Scruple

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Scruple - To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.

Scruple - A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram.

Scruple - Hence, a very small quantity; a particle.

Scruple - Hesitation as to action from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; unwillingness, doubt, or hesitation proceeding from motives of conscience.

Scruple - To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question.

Scruple - To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience or expedience.


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