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EQUIVOCATION

\ɪkwˌɪvəkˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɪkwˌɪvəkˈe‍ɪʃən], \ɪ_k_w_ˌɪ_v_ə_k_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of EQUIVOCATION

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
intentionally vague or ambiguous

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
intentionally vague or ambiguous

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Act of equivocating or using ambiguous words to mislead.
EQUIVOCATOR.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

EQUIVOCATOR.
The act of equivocating.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Prevarication; the act of equivocating.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. Ambiguity of speech; shuffling; evasion; quibbling.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

Ambiguity of speech, double meaning.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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