Definition of "equivocation" []

• The use of equivocal language. (noun)
• An equivocal statement or expression. (noun)

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• "The second mode is by an _æquivocatio_, which is not equivalent to the English word "equivocation," but means sometimes a _play upon words_, sometimes an _evasion_."
• "Ahhhh, the sweet sound of equivocation from a marginalized political opponent."
• "IOW Nick Matzke is engaging in equivocation by saying evidence for evolution is evidence for blind, undirected chemical processes."