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casuistries
Variant of casuistry
casuistry
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casu·istry (kaz̸h′o̵̅o̅ is trē)
noun pl. casuistries -·ries
- the application of general principles of ethics to specific problems of right and wrong in conduct, in order to solve or clarify them
- subtle but misleading or false reasoning; sophistry, often, specif., about moral issues
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