pretext
21pretext — noun he used the pretext of looking for his dog to come into our yard Syn: excuse, false excuse, ostensible reason, alleged reason; guise, ploy, pretense, ruse …
22pretext — pre•text [[t]ˈpri tɛkst[/t]] n. 1) something put forward to conceal a true purpose or object; ostensible reason; excuse 2) the misleading appearance or behavior assumed with this intention; subterfuge • Etymology: 1505–15; < L praetextum… …
23pretext — n. 1 an ostensible or alleged reason or intention. 2 an excuse offered. Phrases and idioms: on (or under) the pretext (foll. by of, or that + clause) professing as one s object or intention. Etymology: L praetextus outward display f. praetexere… …
24pretext arrest — see arrest Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
25pretext — Synonyms and related words: acting, affectation, alibi, allege, alternative, appearance, attitudinizing, avow, bluff, bluffing, camouflage, cheating, choice, claim, cloak, color, coloring, cover, cover story, deception, delusion, disguise,… …
26pretext — pre|text Mot Agut Nom masculí …
27pretéxt — s. n., pl. pretéxte …
28pretext — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. subterfuge, pretense, excuse, justification, vindication; cover, cloak, blind, sham, evasion. See falsehood. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. appearance, affection, guise; see pretense 1 . III (Roget s 3… …
29pretext — see TEXT …
30pretext — pre·text || prɪËtekst n. excuse, pretense, alleged reason, alibi v. make an excuse, give a false reason, give a pretense, provide an alibi …
