Meanings (ES + gloss)
escrúpulo
Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience; moral qualm.
The four chief sins of which he was guilty were dancing, ringing the bells of the parish church, playing at tipcat, and reading the History of Sir Bevis of Southampton. A Rector of…
[U]ntil the Commonwealth [of England] torture was constantly used as an instrument of evidence in the investigation of offences, whether municipal or political, without scruple, an…
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
escrupulizar • vacilar
To hesitate or be reluctant to act due to considerations of conscience or expedience.
They wouldn't scruple to cheat us if given the opportunity.
We have the effrontery to teach Woman the doctrine that since we fail them both in quantity and quality, there is a life away from us and the children they could have from us that…
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