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Definition of casuistry noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

casuistry

noun

/ˈkæʒuɪstri/

/ˈkæʒuɪstri/

[uncountable] (formal, disapproving)

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a way of solving moral or legal problems by using clever arguments that may be falseTopics Opinion and argumentc2

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