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Meanings of slightest compunction in English

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Usage of slightest compunction in English
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Without the slightest compunction, Alika answers with a shrug of the shoulders.
The sonderberg case
2
He was a hardened villain, never exhibiting the slightest compunction for his crime.
Wau-Bun: The Early Day in the Northwest
3
At the third attack of forced tears, he goes out without the slightest compunction.
Petty Troubles of Married Life, First Part
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In refusing to so much as acknowledgemy communications, you show not the slightest compunction.
The sealed letter
5
Englishmen knock and kick our people without slightest compunction.
Far to Seek / A Romance of England and India
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Without the slightest compunction, the second violin parts, and especially the Viola parts, have been sacrificed.
On Conducting (Üeber Das Dirigiren) : A Treatise on Style in the...
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In books and movies, women always seem to be unburdening themselves to their friends without the slightest compunction.
Moonburn
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They haven't the slightest compunction.
Mr. Britling Sees It Through
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But I entered this room meditating resolutely on the ways of murder, calculating possibilities and chances without the slightest compunction.
The Arrow of Gold: A Story Between Two Notes
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Orl Fane would cut their throats without the slightest compunction if he thought there would be no danger to himself.
The Sword of Shannara
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But I never had the slightest compunction with regard to them when I knew beyond doubt what they were at.
London's Underworld
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He has followed you to this valley and will involve you in his affairs without the slightest compunction, if he can.
The Port of Missing Men
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Without the slightest compunction, without the least regard for faithful service, they were set upon and slain by their supposed friends.
Green Fancy
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She had taken away the keys on purpose, and had told miss Farrel, without the slightest compunction, that they were lost.
The Shoulders of Atlas: A Novel
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He hadn't, I remembered with a flush of bewilderment, had the slightest compunction about walking into my bedroom a couple days earlier.
Coyote dreams
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Akbar was a Mohammedan, but of liberal mind, and had not the slightest compunction about consulting with a clergyman of another denomination.
Modern India
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