casuistic

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casuistic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Casuistic \Cas`u*is"tic\, Casuistical \Cas`u*is"tic*al\, a.
     Of or pertaining to casuists or casuistry; as, casuistic
     thinking.
     [1913 Webster]

casuistic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  casuistic
      adj 1: of or relating to or practicing casuistry; "overly subtle
             casuistic reasoning" [syn: casuistic, casuistical]
      2: of or relating to the use of ethical principles to resolve
         moral problems [syn: casuistic, casuistical]