Definition of scrupling:
(n) :
Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience; moral qualm.
(v) :
(intransitive) To hesitate or be reluctant to act due to considerations of conscience or expedience.
(v) :
(transitive) To regard with suspicion; to question.
(n) :
(pharmacy) A weight of ¹⁄₂₈₈ of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).
(n) :
A Hebrew unit of time equal to ¹⁄₁₀₈₀ hour.
(v) :
(intransitive) To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.