No. 11,316 in Spanish

escrúpulos

Scruples; moral or ethical hesitation or doubt.

In a sentence

Ella mostró escrúpulos al aceptar el dinero que no era suyo.
She showed scruples when accepting money that wasn't hers.
In this sentence, 'escrúpulos' is used to indicate moral hesitation or ethical consideration.
Los escrúpulos del personaje lo llevaron a tomar decisiones difíciles en la historia.
The character's scruples led him to make difficult decisions in the story.
Here, 'escrúpulos' refers to personal ethical principles impacting decision-making.
Juan actuó sin escrúpulos al mentir para obtener lo que quería.
Juan acted without scruples when lying to get what he wanted.
In this case, 'sin escrúpulos' describes the lack of ethical or moral principles guiding actions.

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