Cavil: alternatives and connections

The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, with a purpose to mislead.

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The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.

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To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.

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One who carps; a caviler.

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One who carps; a caviler.

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To talk; to speak; to prattle.

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The use of artful subterfuge, designed to draw away attention from the merits of a case or question; -- specifically applied to legal proceedings; tr…

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A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil.

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The essence, nature, or distinctive peculiarity, of a thing; that which answers the question, Quid est? or, What is it?

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