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Casuistry

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Noun, plural -ries.

specious, deceptive, or oversubtle reasoning, esp. in questions of morality; fallacious or dishonest application of general principles; sophistry.
the application of general ethical principles to particular cases of conscience or conduct.

Synonyms

noun
chicanery , deception , deceptiveness , delusion , equivocation , evasion , fallacy , lie , oversubtleness , sophism , sophistry , speciousness , spuriousness , trick , deceit

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