Equivocation
Pronunciation : E*quiv`o*ca"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, with a purpose to mislead. There being no room for equivocations, there is no need of distinctions. Locke.
Syn. -- Prevarication; ambiguity; shuffling; evasion; guibbling. See Equivocal, a., and Prevaricate, v. i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913