PREVARICATION
\pɹɪvˌaɹɪkˈe͡ɪʃən], \pɹɪvˌaɹɪkˈeɪʃən], \p_ɹ_ɪ_v_ˌa_ɹ_ɪ_k_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of prevaricating, shuffling, or quibbling, to evade the truth or the disclosure of truth; a deviation from the truth and fair dealing.
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A secret abuse in the exercise of a public office.
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The collusion of an informer with the defendant, for the purpose of making a sham prosecution.
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A false or deceitful seeming to undertake a thing for the purpose of defeating or destroying it.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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n. Act of shuffling or quibbling to evade the truth or the disclosure of truth ; - wilful concealment or misrepresentation of the truth ; evasive or misleading evidence;-equivocation ; use of double language ; falsehood; saying one thing and meaning another.
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Snake's-head
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