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pretext Tweet Definition of pretext Like Definition of pretext on Facebook
noun 
  1. A false, contrived or assumed purpose; a pretense.
The reporter called the company on the of trying to resolve a consumer complaint.
verb 
  1. To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.
HP chairwoman Patricia Dunn obtained directors' home phone records using possibly-illegal pretexting methods.
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