Prevarication (noun)

The act of deviating from the truth or avoiding a straight answer.

Origin:

From the latin word praevaricatio, from praevaricator, meaning "a strayer from the path, one who deviates from the truth".

Examples:

1. His constant prevarication made it impossible to trust anything he said.
2. The politician's prevarication on the campaign trail led many to question his honesty.
3. The lawyer accused the witness of prevarication during the cross-examination.
4. His prevarication was obvious when he couldn't answer the question directly.
5. The employee's prevarication about the cause of the accident led to disciplinary action.