prevarication
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Synonyms: prevaricator, prevaricating, prefabrication, prevarications, prevaricative
Antonyms: prevaricator, prevaricating, prefabrication, prevarications, prevaricative
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Noun
- Evasion of the [[truth]].
- {{lb|en|archaic|now|_|rare}} [[deviation|Deviation]] from what is [[right]] or [[correct]].
- A [[secret]] [[abuse]] in the [[exercise]] of a [[public office]].
- {{lb|en|Ancient Rome|law|historical}} The [[collusion]] of an [[informer]] with the [[defendant]], for the purpose of making a [[sham]] [[prosecution]].
- {{lb|en|law}} A false or deceitful seeming to undertake a thing for the purpose of defeating or destroying it.
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