casuistry
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Casuistry reached a high point with the official whose conscience told him that it was proper to accept a ham under twelve pounds, but not a bigger one.
From Time Magazine Archive
Casuistry was an art that had its masters, doctors, and cunning men.
From Priests, Women, and Families by Michelet, Jules
And now, under the protection of these authorities, I say as follows:— Casuistry is a noble science, but it is one to which I am led, neither by my abilities nor my turn of mind.
From Apologia pro Vita Sua by Newman, John Henry
Casuistry is the application of general moral rules to given cases, especially to doubtful ones.
From A Short History of Monks and Monasteries by Wishart, Alfred Wesley
Chicane in furs, and Casuistry in lawn, Gasps, as they straiten at each end the cord, And dies, when Dulness gives her page the word.
From The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 by Gilfillan, George
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Crime and Punishment
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The Wealth of Nations
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