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The answer PRETEXT has 67 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.

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Definitions of pretext in various dictionaries:

noun - something serving to conceal plans

noun - an artful or simulated semblance

An ostensible or professed purpose; an excuse.

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Possible Jeopardy Clues
As a noun, it's a false reason; as a verb, it's to fake an identity to get someone's phone records
Possible Dictionary Clues
a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.
something serving to conceal plans a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
an artful or simulated semblance
a pretended reason for doing something that is used to hide the real reason:
An ostensible or professed purpose an excuse.
An effort or strategy intended to conceal something.
To allege as an excuse.
Pretext description
A pretext (adj: pretextual) is an excuse to do something or say something that is not accurate. Pretexts may be based on a half-truth or developed in the context of a misleading fabrication. Pretexts have been used to conceal the true purpose or rationale behind actions and words.
* In US law, a pretext usually describes false reasons that hide the true intentions or motivations for a legal action. If a party can establish a prima facie case for the proffered evidence, the opposing party must prove that these reasons were "pretextual" or false. This can be accomplished by directly demonstrating that the motivations behind the presentation of evidence is false, or indirectly by evidence that the motivations are not "credible". In Griffith v. Schnitzer, an employment discrimination case, a jury award was reversed by a Court of Appeals because the evidence was not sufficient that the defendant's reasons were "pretextual". That is, the defendant's evidence was either undisputed, or the plain
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