n. The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, with a purpose to mislead. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]