Prevarication
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In civil law. The acting with unfaithfulness and want of probity. The term is applied principally to the act of concealing a crime. Dig. 47. 15. 6. PREVENTION (Lat. preveniato, to come before).
In civil law. The right of a judge to take cognizance of an action over which he has concurrent jurisdiction with another judge. In Pennsylvania it has been ruled that a justice of the peace cannot take cognizance of a cause which has been previously decided by another justice. 2 Dall. (Pa.) 77, 114.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In Civil Law. Tbe acting with unfaithfulness and want of probity. The term is applied principally to the act of concealing a crime. Dig. 47. 15. 6.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In the civil law. Deceitful, crafty, or unfaithful conduct; particularly, such as is manlfested in concealing a crime. Dig. 47, 15, 6.
In English law. A collusion betwcen an informer and a defendant, in order to a feigned prosecution. Cowell. Also any secret abuse committed in a publlc office or private commission; also the willful concealment or misrepresentation of truth, by giving evasive or equivocating evidence.