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casuist

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
casuist /ˈkazjʊɪst, -ʒj-/

▶noun a person who uses clever but false reasoning.

– derivatives
casuistic adjective,
casuistical adjective,
casuistically adverb,
casuistry noun.

– origin C17: from Fr. casuiste, from Sp. casuista, from L. casus (see case1).

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