prevarication

noun

Her prevarication made it difficult to trust her.

意味（1）

(now rare) Deviation from what is right or correct.

意味（2）

Evasion of the truth.

意味（3）

A secret abuse in the exercise of a public office.

意味（4）

意味（5）

(law) A false or deceitful seeming to undertake a thing for the purpose of defeating or destroying it.

If it shall appeare, that they haue forfeited their Faith, or wronged their Client by preuarication.