pretext
31pretext — noun an ostensible or false reason used to justify an action. Origin C16: from L. praetextus outward display , from praetexere to disguise , from prae before + texere weave …
32pretext — n. Show, appearance, affectation, semblance, guise, cloak, simulation, mask, color, pretence …
33pretext — n 1. pretense, pretension, ostensible or alleged reason, motive; reason, basis, grounds, support, justification, vindication; plea, allegation, defense, apology, rationalization, rationale; claim, assertion, profession, avowal, declaration;… …
34pretext — pre·text …
35pretext — [ˈpriːˌtekst] noun [C] a reason that you pretend to have for doing something, that is given in order to hide your real reason or intention …
36pretext — Kumu e alo ai. See excuse …
37pretext — Ostensible reason or motive assigned or assumed as a color or cover for the real reason or motive; false appearance, pretense. See false pretenses. In international law, a reason alleged as justificatory, but which is so only in appearance, or… …
38pretext — An ostensible reason or motive assigned or assumed as a color or cover for the real reason or motive false appearance; pretense. State v Ball, 27 Neb 601, 604 …
39pretext — see TEXT …
40on the pretext — on (or under) the pretext giving the specified reason as one s justification the police raided Grand River on the pretext of looking for moonshiners …
