PREVARICATIONS
Noun
prevarications
plural of prevarication
Source: Wiktionary
PREVARICATION
Pre*var`i*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. praevaricatio: cf. F. prévarication.]
1. The act of prevaricating, shuffling, or quibbling, to evade the
truth or the disclosure of truth; a deviation from the truth and fair
dealing.
The august tribunal of the skies, where no prevarication shall avail.
Cowper.
2. A secret abuse in the exercise of a public office.
3. (Law)
(a) (Roman Law) The collusion of an informer with the defendant, for
the purpose of making a sham prosecution.
(b) (Common Law) A false or deceitful seeming to undertake a thing
for the purpose of defeating or destroying it. Cowell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition