casuistical

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Medieval economics was little more than a casuistical system of elaborate and somewhat artificial rules of conduct.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various

I am not one of those who stake much on the casuistical application of ethical principles.

From The Moral Economy by Perry, Ralph Barton

A Jesuit, of whom she sought counsel in her dilemma, suggested a casuistical compromise.

From Old Quebec The Fortress of New France by Bryan, Claude Glennon

Defective knowledge and illogical or casuistical argument alone render any other conclusion possible.

From A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles by Lee, Sidney, Sir

Instead of exercising their power of reason they exert their powers of sophistry, and divide and subdivide every subject with such casuistical minuteness, that those who are not convinced, are almost invariably confounded.

From The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency by Trusler, John