casuistry

ˈkæʒuɪstri

casuistries

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Definition of casuistry - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

deceptive reasoning

Rare

use of clever but unsound reasoning, especially in relation to moral questions

Rare

His argument relied on casuistry to evade the ethical implications..

sophistry

moral philosophy

TECH.

reasoning to resolve moral dilemmas using ethical principles

TECH.

Casuistry helps in resolving ethical conflicts in medicine.

sophistry

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Origin of casuistry

Latin, casus (case) + -istry (practice)

Terms with casuistry included in their meaning

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casuist

philosophy

one skilled in casuistry

casuistical

adj.

philosophy

related to the practice of casuistry

Examples of casuistry in a sentence

The lawyer's defense was based on casuistry.
Casuistry is debated in philosophical circles.
Legal experts often rely on casuistry.

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French:casuistique, raisonnement moral, ...
German:Kasuistik, Fällethik, ...
Italian:sofisma, casuistica, ...
Spanish:sofisma, razonamiento moral, ...
Portuguese:casuística, raciocínio moral, ...
Chinese:诡辩, 道德推理, ...
Japanese:詭弁, カスイストリー, ...
Arabic:مُرَاوَغَة مَنْطِقِيَّة, الاستدلال الأخلاقي, ...
Hebrew:קַזוּאִיסְטִיקָה, דִּיסְקֶצְיָת מִקְרִים מוּסָרִית, ...
Russian:хитроумное рассуждение, этическое рассуждение, ...
Ukrainian:хитромудре міркування, моральне міркування, ...
Hindi:कपटपूर्ण तर्क, कैसुइस्ट्री, ...
Bengali:কৌশলী যুক্তি, ক্যাসুইস্ট্রি, ...
Catalan:casuística, raonament casuístic, ...
Czech:sofistika, kazuistická metoda, ...
Danish:kasuistik, kasuistry, ...
Dutch:kazuïstiek, casuïstiek, ...
Greek:καζουιστική, ηθική λογική, ...
Hungarian:szőrszálhasogatás, esetelemzés, ...
Khmer:ការប្រើហេតុផលឆ្លាតវៃប៉ុន្តែមិនត្រឹមត្រូវដើម្បីបំភាន់, ការវែកញែកដោះស្រាយបញ្ហាសីលធម៌ដោយផ្អែកលើគោលការណ៍សីលធម៌, ...
Korean:궤변, 사례 연구, ...
Persian:مغالطه, کاسویستری, ...
Polish:sofizmat, kazusistyka, ...
Portuguese (BR):sofisma, raciocínio moral, ...
Romanian:raționament înșelător, ...
Swedish:kasuistik, kasusistik, ...
Thai:การใช้เหตุผลที่หลอกลวง, การใช้เหตุผล, ...
Turkish:aldatıcı mantık, kazüistik, ...
Vietnamese:lý luận lừa đảo, lý luận đạo đức, ...

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