Cryptic crossword clue
Deterrents to improper conduct, namely regulations about parking 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SCRUPLES

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What does SCRUPLES mean?

SCRUPLES noun
  1. A weight of 1/288 of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).
  2. (by extension) A very small quantity; a particle.
  3. A doubt or uncertainty concerning a matter of fact; intellectual perplexity.
  4. Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience.
  5. A Hebrew unit of time equal to 1/1080 hour.
SCRUPLES verb
  1. To hesitate or be reluctant to act due to considerations of conscience or expedience.
  2. To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.
  3. To regard with suspicion; to question.
  4. To question the truth of (a fact, etc.); to doubt; to hesitate to believe, to question.

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