prevarication

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for prevarication

prevarication 🔊 /pɹʌvɛˌɹʌkejˈʃʌn/

prevarication : වසන්කිරීම

prevarication : සැඟැවිවාක්‍යය

prevarication definition

Noun.

  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.
  2. A secret abuse in the exercise of a public office.
  3. The collusion of an informer with the defendant, for the purpose of making a sham prosecution.
  4. A false or deceitful seeming to undertake a thing for the purpose of defeating or destroying it.