prevaricar

From Latin praevāricārī, present active infinitive of praevāricor.

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /pɾə.və.ɾiˈka/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /pɾə.bə.ɾiˈka/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /pɾe.va.ɾiˈkaɾ/
• Homophone: prevaricà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

prevaricar (first-person singular present prevarico, past participle prevaricat)

1. (intransitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

• prevaricació

From Latin praevāricārī, present active infinitive of praevāricor.

prevaricar (first-person singular present indicative prevarico, past participle prevaricado)

1. to fail or refuse to obey certain laws, rules or obligations

   Synonym: descumprir

   1. (law) to commit the crime of prevarication, which consists in not complying with laws
2. to betray
3. (transitive) to corrupt

• prevaricação

From Latin praevāricārī, present active infinitive of praevāricor.

• IPA^(key): /pɾebaɾiˈkaɾ/, [pɾeβaɾiˈkaɾ]

prevaricar (first-person singular present prevarico, first-person singular preterite prevariqué, past participle prevaricado)

1. (law) to commit perjury
2. to fall short performing, or to neglect, one's duties
3. (colloquial) to go mad

• c becomes qu before e.

• prevaricación