pretextualadj.

Brit.

/prᵻˈtɛkstʃʊəl/,

/prᵻˈtɛkstʃ(ᵿ)l/,

/prᵻˈtɛkstjʊəl/,

/prᵻˈtɛkstj(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/priˈtɛks(t)ʃ(əw)əl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pretext n.¹, -ual suffix.

Etymology: < pretext n.¹ + -ual suffix. Compare pretextuous adj., pretexted adj.¹

Of the nature of a pretext; on a pretext; pretended, dubious, spurious. In later use chiefly U.S. Law.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [adjective]

fainta1340

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shammed?c1677

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fictitious1739

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made-up1773

mala fide1808

assumed1813

semblative1814

fictioned1820

pretextual1837

pseudo1854

fictive1855

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phoney1893

phantom1897

1837 Times 24 Nov. 4/4 The concoction and enactment of a new law may give a pretextual legality to the design.

1939 South Eastern Reporter 2 475 The factual situation involved is so different from that in the case at bar as to suggest that the reliance upon this authority is pretextual rather than real.

1977 W. B. Gould Black Workers in White Unions vii. 164 The court left to the board the question of how pretextual assertions (those utilized for the purpose of denying collective bargaining and not offered in ‘good faith’) can be sorted out from other claims.

1983 W. Weaver tr. U. Eco Name of Rose (1984) 63 ‘A holy pretext’. ‘Nothing pretextual is holy’.

2004 Wall St. Jrnl. 2 Nov. c3 In the suit, Globalvest argues that the Brazilian lawsuit is ‘pretextual and baseless’ and that Opportunity's real motive was to create illiquidity in the Globalvest funds.

Compounds

pretextual arrest n. U.S. Law a valid arrest for a minor offence, made in order to investigate the arrestee for a more serious offence for which there are no legal grounds to make an arrest.

ΚΠ

1968 Federal Reporter 2nd Ser. 391 315 There is a similarity between the effect of a ‘pretextual arrest’ and the effect of an unlawful arrest, but the two cannot be equated.

2002 Law & Order July 105 The Supreme Court also issued opinions dealing with searches related to minor offenses, drug testing of pregnant females, arrests for non-jailable minor traffic infractions, pretextual arrests and their obvious Fourth Amendment overtones.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pretextual
释义	pretextualadj. Brit. /prᵻˈtɛkstʃʊəl/, /prᵻˈtɛkstʃ(ᵿ)l/, /prᵻˈtɛkstjʊəl/, /prᵻˈtɛkstj(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /priˈtɛks(t)ʃ(əw)əl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pretext n.¹, -ual suffix. Etymology: < pretext n.¹ + -ual suffix. Compare pretextuous adj., pretexted adj.¹ Of the nature of a pretext; on a pretext; pretended, dubious, spurious. In later use chiefly U.S. Law. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [adjective] fainta1340 counterfeit1393 pretense1395 feinta1400 feigned1413 disguisyc1430 colourable1433 pretending1434 simulate1435 dissimuled1475 simulative1490 coloureda1500 dissimulate?a1500 simuled1526 colorate1528 dissembled1539 mock1548 devised1552 pretended?1553 artificial1564 supposed1566 counterfeited1569 supposing?1574 affecteda1586 pretensive1607 false1609 supposite1611 simulara1616 simulatory1618 simulated1622 put-ona1625 ironic1631 ironical1646 devisable1659 pretensional1659 pretenced1660 pretensory1663 vizarded1663 shammed?c1677 sham1681 faux1684 fictitious1739 ostensible1762 made-up1773 mala fide1808 assumed1813 semblative1814 fictioned1820 pretextual1837 pseudo1854 fictive1855 schlenter1881 faked1890 phoney1893 phantom1897 1837 Times 24 Nov. 4/4 The concoction and enactment of a new law may give a pretextual legality to the design. 1939 South Eastern Reporter 2 475 The factual situation involved is so different from that in the case at bar as to suggest that the reliance upon this authority is pretextual rather than real. 1977 W. B. Gould Black Workers in White Unions vii. 164 The court left to the board the question of how pretextual assertions (those utilized for the purpose of denying collective bargaining and not offered in ‘good faith’) can be sorted out from other claims. 1983 W. Weaver tr. U. Eco Name of Rose (1984) 63 ‘A holy pretext’. ‘Nothing pretextual is holy’. 2004 Wall St. Jrnl. 2 Nov. c3 In the suit, Globalvest argues that the Brazilian lawsuit is ‘pretextual and baseless’ and that Opportunity's real motive was to create illiquidity in the Globalvest funds. Compounds pretextual arrest n. U.S. Law a valid arrest for a minor offence, made in order to investigate the arrestee for a more serious offence for which there are no legal grounds to make an arrest. ΚΠ 1968 Federal Reporter 2nd Ser. 391 315 There is a similarity between the effect of a ‘pretextual arrest’ and the effect of an unlawful arrest, but the two cannot be equated. 2002 Law & Order July 105 The Supreme Court also issued opinions dealing with searches related to minor offenses, drug testing of pregnant females, arrests for non-jailable minor traffic infractions, pretextual arrests and their obvious Fourth Amendment overtones. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1837
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