Definitions of tergiversation
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falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
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synonyms:
equivocation
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type of:
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falsification, misrepresentation
a willful perversion of facts
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falsification, misrepresentation
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the act of abandoning a party for cause
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synonyms:
apostasy
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type of:
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abandonment, desertion, forsaking
the act of giving something up
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abandonment, desertion, forsaking
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