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the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > motive > specious motive or pretext > alleged motive or excuse (8)
occasiona1398

A pretext; an excuse. Obsolete.

pretencec1425

An alleged reason; an excuse or pretext. In later use chiefly: a trivial, groundless, or fallacious excuse or reason. Obsolete.

colour?1435

Fair or reasonable excuse; good reason; justification. Also: an instance of this. Obsolete.

excuse1494

That which serves to excuse, or which tends to extenuate (a fault or offence); a cause, reason, or ground for excuse; esp. in phrase without excuse

allegation1614

A statement giving a reason or excuse for something; the action or an act of making such a statement. Obsolete.

pretension1624

An allegation or assertion the truth of which is not proved or admitted, esp. an unfounded or false one, or one put forward to deceive or serve as…

umbrage1634

A pretext or pretence; a colour or false show. Obsolete.

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