скрупули — meaning in English

English meaning

• demur verb Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.
• scruple noun Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience; moral qualm.

Senses

скрупули is used for these senses in English:

• demur An act of objecting or taking exception; a scruple; also, an exception taken or objection to something.
• scruple Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience; moral qualm.

demur — full definition

1. verb Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.
2. verb To submit a demurrer (“motion by a party to a legal action for the immediate or summary judgment of the court on the question of whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defence, and hence whether the party bringing the motion is required to answer or proceed further”).
3. verb To endure, to last.
4. verb To linger, to tarry.

scruple — full definition

1. noun Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience; moral qualm.
2. noun A weight of ¹⁄₂₈₈ of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).
3. noun A Hebrew unit of time equal to ¹⁄₁₀₈₀ hour.
4. noun A very small quantity; a particle.

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