I.a stepping out of the line of duty, a violation of duty; esp. of an advocate who has a secret understanding with the opposite party, the making of a sham accusation or defence, collusion, prevarication (class.), Cic. Part. 36, 124: “de praevaricatione absolutus,” id. Q. Fr. 2, 16, 3: praevaricatio est, transire dicenda; “praevaricatio etiam, cursim et breviter attingere, quae sint inculcanda, infigenda, repetenda,” Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 2: “praevaricationis crimine corruere,” id. ib. 3, 9, 34: “praevaricationis damnatus,” id. ib.—
II. Transgression, deviation from duty or law (eccl. Lat.): “ubi enim non est lex, nec praevaricatio,” Vulg. Rom. 4, 15: “in redemptionem earum praevaricationum,” id. Heb. 9, 15.