pretext
pre·text / ˈprēˌtekst/ • n. a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason: the rebels had the perfect pretext for making their move.PHRASES: on (or under) the pretext giving the specified reason as one's justification: the police raided Grand River on the pretext of looking for moonshiners.
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