Claim and Pretext

Claim

Claim noun - An entitlement to something.

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Pretext and claim are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pretext" instead a noun "Claim".

Nearby Words: claimed, claiming, claimant

Pretext noun - Something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason.

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Claim and pretext are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Claim" instead a noun "Pretext".

Nearby Word: pretexting

old	old claim	old pretext
good	good claim	good pretext
similar	similar claim	similar pretext
legal	legal claim	legal pretext
Other adjectives: actual, easy, tenuous, plausible, next.

Pretext for War: When China is preparing to invade Russia, the Chinese Defense Minister suggests that they shoot down a Russian recon plane, and then claim that it had invaded Chinese airspace as a justification for the invasion.

Source: Literature / The Bear and the Dragon
Near the end of Bring Up The Bodies, Thomas Cromwell tries to revive the issue of Harry Percy and Anne Boleyn's supposed precontract as a pretext for Henry to divorce her (though not forgetting that he'd bullied Harry out of that claim in the first place).

Source: Kick Them While They Are Down

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