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Scruple
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(1):
(v. i.) To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience or expedience.
(2):
(n.) Hence, a very small quantity; a particle.
(3):
(n.) A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram.
(4):
(v. t.) To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question.
(5):
(v. t.) To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.
(6):
(n.) Hesitation as to action from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; unwillingness, doubt, or hesitation proceeding from motives of conscience.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Scruple'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/scruple.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Scruple'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/scruple.html. 1828.