prevarication

I concealed the name of my boat from her, and made a calculated prevarication when I announced my presence in London.

There was no prevarication or difficulty with the only witness examined.

He had by a violent effort recovered his equanimity, and said,—'Prevarication or denial I suppose to be useless.

I am ashamed of the prevarication; his heart certainly was broken, but his own hand assisted the slower operations of nature.