casuist vs decoy

casuist

noun
  • Someone who attempts to specify exact and precise rules for the direction of every circumstance of behaviour. 

  • One who is skilled in, or given to, casuistry. 

  • A person who resolves cases of conscience or moral duty. 

decoy

noun
  • A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger. 

  • A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game. 

  • Deceptive military device used to draw enemy attention or fire away from a more important target. 

verb
  • To act as, or use, a decoy. 

  • To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap. 

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