Casuistry (noun)
kas-oo-is-tree
Specious, deceptive, or oversubtle reasoning, especially in questions of morality; fallacious or dishonest application of general principles; sophistry.
1600–10; Spanish casuista Latin cāsu ( s ) case 1 + -ista -ist-try
Example sentences
“His casuistry is plain to see in his memoir.”
