equivocation

/ษ™หŒkwษชvษ™หˆkeษชสƒn/

IPA: /IH0 K W IH0 V AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

    A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.

  2. 2

    The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/equivocation