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PRIETEXTUS

\pˈiː ɹˈa͡ɪ ˈɛtɛkstəs], \pˈiː ɹˈa‍ɪ ˈɛtɛkstəs], \p_ˈiː ɹ_ˈaɪ ˈɛ_t_ɛ_k_s_t_ə_s]\

Definitions of PRIETEXTUS

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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Lat. A pretext; a pretense or color. Prcetcxtu cuius, by pretense, or under pretext whereof. 1 Ld. Raym. 412.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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