EQUIVOCATION

equivocation, tergiversation

(noun) falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language

equivocation, prevarication, evasiveness

(noun) intentionally vague or ambiguous

evasion, equivocation

(noun) a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

equivocation (countable and uncountable, plural equivocations)

(logic) A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.

The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.

Source: Wiktionary

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E*quiv`o*ca"tion, n.

Definition: The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, with a purpose to mislead. There being no room for equivocations, there is no need of distinctions. Locke.

Syn.

– Prevarication; ambiguity; shuffling; evasion; guibbling. See Equivocal, a., and Prevaricate, v. i.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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