casuistry

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Noun casuistry has 2 senses

casuistry - argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading
--₁ is a kind of argumentation, logical argument, line of reasoning, line
casuistry - moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas
--₂ is a kind of ethics, moral philosophy
--₂ has particulars: probabilism

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