casuistry
Pronunciation: /ˈkæzjuːɪstɹi/
The English word “casuistry” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- The process of answering practical questions by means of interpretation of rules, or of cases that illustrate such rules, especially in ethics; case-based reasoning.
- Hairsplitting, argument with quibbling detail.
- Sophistry, a specious argument designed to defend an action or feeling.
- Legalism, argument concerning the text of a written law against all other factors.
Etymology
From casuist + -ry.
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