Equivocation
WordNet
noun
(1) Falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
(2) Intentionally vague or ambiguous
(3) A statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
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Etymology
c. 1380, from , from , accusative singular of , from , from , from + ;
a calque of .
Noun
- A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
- The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.