- The act of prevaricating, shuffling, or quibbling,
to evade the truth or the disclosure of truth; a deviation from the
truth and fair dealing. - A secret abuse in the exercise of a public office. - The collusion of an informer with the defendant, for
the purpose of making a sham prosecution. - A false or deceitful seeming to undertake a thing
for the purpose of defeating or destroying it.
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