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equivocation

e·quiv·o·ca·tion [ i kwìvvə káysh'n ] (plural e·quiv·o·ca·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. use of ambiguity: the use of vague or ambiguous and sometimes misleading language
What we ask for is facts: what we get is equivocation or downright lies.

2. ambiguous statement: an expression or statement that is vague or ambiguous and often deliberately misleading
Their equivocations could not disguise the fact that corruption was rife in the committee.

3. logic wrong logical conclusion: an invalid conclusion based on statements in which one term has two different meanings

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