terminological inexactitude
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Who used the phrase "terminological inexactitude" to mean "lie", to get around rules on unparliamentary language?
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2012
He said: 'The right honorable gentleman committed a terminological inexactitude.'
From Time Magazine Archive
With the British a lie becomes a terminological inexactitude which is praised by the world as diplomacy of a high order.
From Time Magazine Archive
All this about Canada being in front is a German "terminological inexactitude" which is so despicable that we in Canada are ashamed that it should be said of us.
From Private Peat by Peat, Harold Reginald
He got out of the difficulty by calling it a "terminological inexactitude."
From Private Peat by Peat, Harold Reginald
