Legal Definition and Related Resources of Pretext
Meaning of Pretext
(Lat. praetexium, woven before). The reasons assigned to justify an act, which have only the appearance of truth, and which are without foundation, or which, if true, are not the true reasons for such act. Vattel, liv. 3, c. 3, i 32. An ostensible reason or motive assigned or assumed as a color or cover for the real motive or reason. 27 Neb. 601.
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Synonyms of Pretext
noun
- affectation
- alibi
- alleged purpose
- alleged reason
- camouflage
- charade
- claim
- cover
- deception
- defense
- disguise
- evasion
- excuse
- fabrication
- false appearance
- false ground
- false motive
- false pretense
- false reason
- false show
- falsification
- feint
- fraud
- guise
- insincerity
- invention
- justification
- lie
- makebelieve
- mask
- misrepresentation
- misstatement
- obfuscation
- ostensible motive
- ostensible purpose
- ostensible reason
- praetextum
- pretense
- pretension
- professed purpose
- profession
- ruse
- semblance
- sham
- shift
- snow
- simulatio
- simulation
- species
- stratagem
- subterfuge
- trick
- trickery
- untruth
- wileforeign phrases: Praetextu liciti non debet admitti illicitum
- That which is illegal ought not to be permitted under a pretext of legal ity
Pretext generally refers to a reason for an action which is false, and offered to cover up true motives or intentions.
Pretext generally refers to a reason for an action which is false, and offered to cover up true motives or intentions.
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