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