casuistries

Variant of casuistry

casuistry definition

casu·istry (kaz̸h′o̵̅o̅ is trē)

noun pl. casuistries -·ries

  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, often, specif., about moral issues

Etymology: casuist + -ry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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