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pre·var·i·ca·tion
\ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkāshən\ noun
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Etymology: Middle English prevaricacioun deviation from duty, from Late Latin praevarication-, praevaricatio, from Latin, collusion, from praevaricatus (past participle of praevaricari) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or an instance of prevaricating; especially : a perversion of or a deviation from the truth
2. : a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth; often : lie
< the august tribunal of the skies, where no prevarications shall avail — William Cowper > |