0 done or used as a pretext (= a pretended reason for doing something that is used to hide the real reason): --
The explanation for her firing was pretextual and influenced instead by a retaliatory motive.
The reasons given by defense counsel were not genuine and were pretextual.
If a party can establish a prima facie case for the proffered evidence, the opposing party must prove that the these reasons were pretextual or false.
A rationale is pretextual if it applies equally to a similarly situated juror who was seated.
Third, the trial court must decide whether the explanation is pretextual.
Defendant presented a coherent explanation for the structure of the market and plaintiff did not claim this explanation was pretextual.
That is a pretextual argument!
Therefore, these motions for resolution seem pointless and pretextual.
There was no evidence to support the allegation that the traffic stop was pretextual (race based) in nature.
He has offered no evidence whatsoever to show that those reasons are a sham or pretextual.
