- conscience: motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
- (scruple) a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
- (scruple) hesitate on moral grounds; "The man scrupled to perjure himself"
- (scruple) raise scruples; "He lied and did not even scruple about it"
- (scruple) uneasiness about the fitness of an action
- Scruples (full title "A Question of Scruples"), is a board game based on ethical dilemmas. Players are given five yellow cards with a moral dilemma such as "You accidentally damage a car in a parking lot. Do you leave a note with your name and phone number? ...
- Scruples is a 1980 television mini-series, based on the 1978 novel by Judith Krantz. It was produced by Warner Bros. Television and starred Lindsay Wagner.
- (scruple) A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram; Hence, a very small quantity; a particle; Hesitation as to action from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; unwillingness, doubt, or hesitation proceeding from motives of conscience; to consider if something is ...
- (Scruple) (N) -a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
- (scruple) scru·ple (skrˇąpel) noun An uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action. verb, intransitive scru·pled, scru·pling, scru·ples To hesitate as a result of conscience or principle: . A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocket. ...
- One Roman scruple = 1/24 Roman uncia; the modern (nominal) estimate of the weight of the Roman scruple is 1.125 g.
- moral concern; doubt caused by this