Définitions
1.NounThe 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.NounAn 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.NounHairsplitting, argument with quibbling detail.
4.NounSophistry, a specious argument designed to defend an action or feeling.
5.NounLegalism, argument concerning the text of a written law against all other factors.