Prevarication

n.	1.	The act of prevaricating, shuffling, or quibbling, to evade the truth or the disclosure of truth; a deviation from the truth and fair dealing. The august tribunal of the skies, where no prevarication shall avail. - Cowper.
	2.	A secret abuse in the exercise of a public office.
	3.	(Law) The collusion of an informer with the defendant, for the purpose of making a sham prosecution.

Noun	1.	prevarication - a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth Synonyms: lie
	2.	prevarication - intentionally vague or ambiguous Synonyms: evasiveness, equivocation
	3.	prevarication - the deliberate act of deviating from the truth Synonyms: lying, fabrication

PREVARICATION. Praevaricatio, civil law. The acting with unfaithfulness and want of probity. The term is applied principally to the act of concealing a crime. Dig. 47, 15, 6.

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