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prevarication noun

  /pɹɪˌvæɹ.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/ , /pɹɪˌvæɹ.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
  • Evasion of the truth.
  • (law) A false or deceitful seeming to undertake a thing for the purpose of defeating or destroying it.
 Ausflucht, Tatsachenverdrehung, Wahrheitsverzerrung
  • (archaic, now, _, rare) Deviation from what is right or correct.
 Verfehlung, Verstoß, Übertretung

prevaricate verb

  /pɹɪˈvaɹɪkeɪt/ , /pɹɪˈvæɹɪkeɪt/ , /pɹɪˈvɛɹɪkeɪt/
  • (intransitive) To speak or act in a manner that is intentionally ambiguous or evasive; equivocate.
 Ausflüchte machen, ausweichen

prevaricator noun

  • One who prevaricates.
 Faktenverfälscher, Schönredner, Tatsachenverdreher, Wahrheitsverdreher
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