prevaricación — meaning in English
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English meaning
- malfeasance noun Wrongdoing, especially illegal or unethical conduct by someone in a position of trust or authority.
- prevarication noun Evasion of the truth.
Senses
prevaricación is used for these senses in English:
- malfeasance (legal) Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official and causing damage.
- prevarication (archaic, now, _, rare) Deviation from what is right or correct.
prevarication — full definition
- noun Evasion of the truth.
- noun Deviation from what is right or correct.
- noun A secret abuse in the exercise of a public office.
- noun The collusion of an informer with the defendant, for the purpose of making a sham prosecution.