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casuistry Definition


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casuist
noun
    1. Someone who uses cleverly misleading arguments, especially to make things that are really morally wrong seem acceptable.
Derivative: casuistic
adj
    Derivative: casuistry
    noun
      The use of cleverly misleading arguments
        Thesaurus: equivocation, sophism, speciousness, chicanery, sophistry.
    Etymology: 17c: from French casuiste, from Latin casus case.



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