Look up: scruple

1. scruple
   [n] - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains 2. [n] - uneasiness about the fitness of an action 3. [n] - an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action 4. [v] - hesitate on moral grounds 5. [v] - raise scruples 6. [v] - have doubts about
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2. Scruple
   An old unit of weight.Conversions1 scruple=1/24 ounce troy1 scruple=20 grains1 scruple=1.295978x10^-3kg3 scruples=1 drachmttle='Scruple';xiunt='kg';yiunt='scruple';mconv=1.295978e-3;cconv=0.0; See also: Grain, Ounces.
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3. scruple
   In theology, the fear of sin when none has been committed. Generally, scruples are thoughts characterized by uncertainty or hesitation in relation to right and wrong moral conduct. Scruples may be...
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4. Scruple
   Scru'ple noun [ Latin scrupulus a small sharp or pointed stone, the twenty-fourth part of an ounce, a scruple, uneasiness, doubt, dim. of scrupus a rough or sharp stone, anxiety, uneasiness; perhaps akin to Greek ... the chippings of stone, ....
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5. Scruple
   Scru'ple intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Scrupled ; present participle & verbal noun Scrupling .] To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of consider...
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6. Scruple
   Scru'ple transitive verb 1. To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question. « Others long before them . . . scrupled more the books of heretics than of gentiles.» Milton. 2. To excite scruples in; to c...
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7. scruple
   An apothecaries' weight of 20 grains or one-third of a dram. ... Origin: L. Scrupulus, a small sharp stone, a weight, the 24th part of an ounce, a scruple, dim. Of scrupus, a sharp stone ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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8. scruple
   qualm noun uneasiness about the fitness of an action
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9. scruple
   noun an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
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10. scruple
    noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
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11. scruple
    (℈) (scr) (skroo´pәl) in the apothecaries' system, a unit of weight equal to 20 grains (1.296 grams).
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12. Scruple
    • (v. i.) To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience or expedience. • (n.) Hence, a very small quantity; a particle. • (n.) A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram. • (v. t.) To regard with suspicion; to hesitate a...
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13. scruple
    unit of weight in the apothecaries` system, equal to 20 grains, or one-third dram, and equivalent to 1.296 grams. It was sometimes mistakenly ...
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14. scruple
    
    • a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
    • uneasiness about the fitness of an action
    • an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
    
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15. scruple
    scruple: see English units of measurement.
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16. scruple
    Type: Term Pronunciation: skrū′pĕl Definitions: 1. An apothecaries' weight of 20 grains or one third of a dram.
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