specious pretext

См. также в других словарях:

• plausible — plausible, credible, believable, colorable, specious are comparable when they mean capable of impressing the observer, auditor, or reader as truly or genuinely possessing the quality or character that is set forth or claimed. A thing or sometimes …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Testem Benevolentiae — • An Apostolic Letter of Leo XIII addressed to Cardinal Gibbons, 22 January, 1899 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Testem Benevolentiae     Testem Benevolentiae      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Civil Allegiance — • The duty of loyalty and obedience which a person owes to the State of which he is a citizen Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Civil Allegiance     Civil Allegiance      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Plausible — Plau si*ble, a. [L. plausibilis praiseworthy, from plaudere, plausum, to applaud, clap the hands, strike, beat.] 1. Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready. [Obs.] Bp. Hacket. [1913 Webster] 2. Obtaining approbation;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The Incarnation —     The Incarnation     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Incarnation     I. The Fact of the Incarnation     (1) The Divine Person of Jesus Christ     A. Old Testament Proofs     B. New Testament Proofs     C. Witness of Tradition     (2) The Human… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• England (Before the Reformation) —     England (Before the Reformation)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► England (Before the Reformation)     This term England is here restricted to one constituent, the largest and most populous, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• sham — 1 / sham/ n: something that is false, deceptive, misleading, or otherwise not genuine sham 2 adj: not genuine: intended to mislead or deceive: false illusory the sale for one dollar was a sham transfer of property Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of… …   Law dictionary

• show — vt showed, shown, or, showed, show·ing: to demonstrate or establish by argument, reasoning, or evidence must show a compelling need for the court action show cause: to establish by reasoning and evidence a valid reason for something if a debtor… …   Law dictionary

• Andrew Jackson: Farewell Address — ▪ Primary Source              In his Farewell Address, written with the help of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney and delivered March 4, 1837, Andrew Jackson reviewed the accomplishments of his administration and explained the motivation of some of… …   Universalium

• seeming — Synonyms and related words: Barmecidal, Barmecide, Prospero, acting, affectation, airiness, airy, alleged, angle, apparent, apparitional, appearance, appearing, aspect, assumed, attitudinizing, autistic, bearing, bluff, bluffing, cheating,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• privilegia quae re vera sunt in praejudicium reipublicae, magis tamen habent speciosa frontispicia, et boni publici praetextum, quam bonae et legates concessiones; sed praetextu liciti non debet admitti illictum — /privaliyj(iy)a kwiy riy vira sant in prejadish(iy)am riyaypablasiy, meyjas teyman haebant spiyshiyowsa frantaspish(iy)a, et bownay pablasay pratekstam, kwaem bowniy et lageyliyz kanseshiyowniyz; sed pratekst(y)uw lisatay non debant admitay… …   Black's law dictionary