equivocation — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

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

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   Federal courts have mostly ruled against the executive branch in such cases. The equivocation that has characterized the [Trump] administration’s legal responses to date is turning into objection and refusal.

Sostantivo

1. a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

   Sinonimi

   evasion

   Termini più generali

   misrepresentationdeceitdeception

2. intentionally vague or ambiguous

   Sinonimi

   prevaricationevasiveness

   Termini più generali

   untruthfulnessambiguityequivocalness

3. falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language

   Sinonimi

   tergiversation

   Termini più generali

   falsificationmisrepresentation