Dictionary entry

Obliquation

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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. Sir T. Browne.

2. Deviation from moral rectitude.