'Pretext' in the Bible

“If you say, ‘How shall we persecute him?’And ‘What pretext for a case against him can we find?’

Nevertheless, God has found a pretext to attack me; he considers me his enemy.

He who [willfully] separates himself [from God and man] seeks his own desire,He quarrels against all sound wisdom.

Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find a pretext against Daniel with respect to the kingdom; but they could not find any pretext or fault; inasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

Then said these men, We shall not find any pretext against this Daniel, unless we find it against him touching the law of his God.