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prevaricate verb

  /pɹɪˈvaɹɪkeɪt/ , /pɹɪˈvæɹɪkeɪt/ , /pɹɪˈvɛɹɪkeɪt/
  • (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).
  • (intransitive, legal) To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.
 prévariquer
  • (intransitive) To speak or act in a manner that is intentionally ambiguous or evasive; equivocate.
 se dérober, éluder

prevarication noun

  /pɹɪˌvæɹəˈkeɪʃən/ , /pɹɪˌvæɹɪˈkeɪʃən/
  • Evasion of the truth.
  • (law) A false or deceitful seeming to undertake a thing for the purpose of defeating or destroying it.
 subterfuge, échappatoire, dérobade, faux-fuyant
  • (now, _, rare) Deviation from what is right or correct.
 prévarication

prevaricator noun

  • One who prevaricates.
 prévaricateur, prévaricatrice
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