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    pre·text
    [ˈprēˌtekst]
    noun
    pretext (noun) · pretexts (plural noun)
    1. 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"
    Origin
    early 16th century: from Latin praetextus ‘outward display’, from the verb praetexere ‘to disguise’, from prae ‘before’ + texere ‘weave’.
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    Pretexts may be based on a half-truth or developed in the context of a misleading fabrication. Pretexts have been used to conceal the true purpose or rationale behind actions and words. They are often heard in political speeches. In US law, a pretext usually describes false reasons that hide the true intentions or motivations for a legal action.
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    A type of social engineering called pretexting uses a pretext to elicit information fraudulently from a target. The pretext in this case includes research into the identity of a certain authorized person or personality type in order to establish legitimacy in the mind of the target.
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    Definition of pretext noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a false reason that you give for doing something, usually something bad, in order to hide the real reason; an excuse (as a) pretext for (doing) something The incident was used as a pretext for intervention in the area.
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