prevarication

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prevarication in WordNet English dictionary

noun

intentionally vague or ambiguous
equivocation prevarication evasiveness
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
lying prevarication fabrication
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
lie prevarication

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