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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.
 draaierij, uitvlucht
  • (now, _, rare) Deviation from what is right or correct.
 overtreding

prevaricate verb

  /pɹɪˈvaɹɪkeɪt/ , /pɹɪˈvæɹɪkeɪt/ , /pɹɪˈvɛɹɪkeɪt/
  • (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).
 afwijken, terugkrabbelen
  • (intransitive) To shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour; to deviate from the truth; to evade the truth; to waffle or be (intentionally) ambiguous.
 rond de pot draaien

prevaricator noun

  • One who prevaricates.
 draaier, veinzer
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