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Casuistry

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Noun

1. casuistry

argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading

2. casuistry

moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Casuistry

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noun plural -ries
1. philosophy
the resolution of particular moral dilemmas, esp those arising from conflicting general moral rules, by careful distinction of the cases to which these rules apply
2. 
reasoning that is specious, misleading, or oversubtle

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Casuistry

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nounWord forms: plural ˈcasuistries
1. 
the application of general principles of ethics to specific problems of right and wrong in conduct, in order to solve or clarify them
2. 
subtle but misleading or false reasoning; sophistry, esp. about ethics

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Casuistry

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n. pl. ca·su·ist·ries
1. Specious or excessively subtle reasoning intended to rationalize or mislead.
2. The determination of right and wrong in questions of conduct or conscience by analyzing cases that illustrate general ethical rules.

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