equivocation — Słownik języka angielskiego

Rzeczownik

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

   Użycie

   • policzalne
   • niepoliczalne

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

   Użycie

   • policzalne
   • niepoliczalne

   Przykłady

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   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.

Rzeczownik

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

   Synonimy

   evasion

   Terminy szersze

   misrepresentationdeceitdeception

2. intentionally vague or ambiguous

   Synonimy

   prevaricationevasiveness

   Terminy szersze

   untruthfulnessambiguityequivocalness

3. falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language

   Synonimy

   tergiversation

   Terminy szersze

   falsificationmisrepresentation