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prevarication
Found in thesaurus: falsehood, falsity, untruth, ambiguity, equivocalness, untruthfulness, misrepresentaation, falsification
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prevarication
n.
deception, act of intentionally misleading; lie, untruth, false statement
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Lie
A lie is a statement that is known or intended by its source to be misleading, inaccurate, or false. The practice of communicating lies is called lying, and a person who communicates a lie may be termed a liar. Lies may be employed to serve a variety of instrumental, interpersonal, or psychological functions for the individuals who use them. Generally, the term "lie" carries a negative connotation, and depending on the context a person who communicates a lie may be subject to social, legal, religious, or criminal sanctions. In certain situations, however, lying is permitted, expected, or even encouraged. Because believing and acting on false information can have serious consequences, scientists and others have attempted to develop reliable methods for distinguishing lies from true statements.
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Lie (disambiguation)
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prevarication
Noun
1. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
(synonym) lie
(hypernym) falsehood, falsity, untruth, false statement
(hyponym) fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle
(derivation) beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter
2. intentionally vague or ambiguous
(synonym) equivocation, evasiveness
(hypernym) untruthfulness
(derivation) beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter
3. the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
(synonym) lying, fabrication
(hypernym) falsification, misrepresentaation
(hyponym) fibbing, paltering
(derivation) beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter
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prévarication
nf.
corrupt practices, practice of stealing and taking advantage of others; maladministration, misgovernment
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Prevarication
(n.)
The collusion of an informer with the defendant, for the purpose of making a sham prosecution.
The collusion of an informer with the defendant, for the purpose of making a sham prosecution.
(n.)
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 act of prevaricating, shuffling, or quibbling, to evade the truth or the disclosure of truth; a deviation from the truth and fair dealing.
(n.)
A secret abuse in the exercise of a public office.
A secret abuse in the exercise of a public office.
(n.)
A false or deceitful seeming to undertake a thing for the purpose of defeating or destroying it.
A false or deceitful seeming to undertake a thing for the purpose of defeating or destroying it.
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