Ob`li*qua"tion (?), n. [L. obliquatio, fr. obliquare to turn obliquely. See Oblique.]

1.

The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity; as, the obliquation of the eyes.

[R.]

Sir T. Browne.

2.

Deviation from moral rectitude.

[R.]

 

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