Equivocation: alternatives and connections

The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of…

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An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration, artifice, or practice, which misleads another, or causes him to believe wha…

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The act of deceiving or misleading.

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The state of being equivocal.

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The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not.

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Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a misrepresentation of a person'…

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To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason.

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The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; a periphrase.

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A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land; and also any sort of shrub…

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of Hedge

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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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To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to u…

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To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to u…

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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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The act of prevaricating, shuffling, or quibbling, to evade the truth or the disclosure of truth; a deviation from the truth and fair dealing.

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The act of tergiversating; a shifting; shift; subterfuge; evasion.

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