Falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language

• The act of abandoning a party or cause

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n. falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language [syn: equivocation ] the act of abandoning a party or cause [syn: apostasy ]

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Tergiversation \Ter`gi*ver*sa"tion\, n. [L. tergiversario: cf. F. tergiversation.] The act of tergiversating; a shifting; shift; subterfuge; evasion. Writing is to be preferred before verbal conferences, as being freer from passions and tergiversations. ...

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