casuistry

noun
🔊/ˈkæʒuɪstri/
🔊/ˈkæʒuɪstri/
[uncountable] (formal, disapproving)
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  1. a way of solving moral or legal problems by using clever arguments that may be false诡辩(指用似是而非的论点解决伦理或法律问题)Topics Opinion and argumentc2