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prevaricar

/pɾɨ.vɐ.ɾi.ˈkaɾ/ Portugal

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Do latim*praevaricare.

verb prevaricando · prevaricado · prevarico · prevaricas · prevarica · prevaricamos

não cumprir o dever, atuar de maneira incorreta, transgredir as normas
cometer prevaricação, prejudicar um funcionário público ou cargo político, os interesses que tem obriga de defender
abusar do poder
perverter, corromper
cometer adultério

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prevaricate deviate, transgress

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@misc{prevaricar_2026,
  title = {prevaricar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/prevaricar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}