Casuistry

Noun

1. The process of answering practical questions by means of interpretation of rules, or of cases that illustrate such rules, especially in ethics; case-based reasoning. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. An intricate argument, particularly Hairsplitting, argument with quibbling detail. Sophistry, a specious argument designed to defend an action or feeling. Legalism, argument concerning the text of a written law against all other factors.
3. Hairsplitting, argument with quibbling detail.
4. Sophistry, a specious argument designed to defend an action or feeling.
5. Legalism, argument concerning the text of a written law against all other factors.