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evasion

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e·va·sion  (-vzhn)
n.
1. The act or an instance of evading.
2. A means of evading; a subterfuge.

[Middle English evasioun, from Old French evasion, from Late Latin vsi, vsin-, from Latin vsus, past participle of vdere, to evade; see evade.]

evasion
Noun
1. the act of evading something, esp. a duty or responsibility, by cunning or illegal means: tax evasion
2. cunning or deception used to dodge a question, duty, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.evasionevasion - a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
deception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood
indirect expression, circumlocution - an indirect way of expressing something
doublespeak - any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not
hedging, hedge - an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging"
cavil, quibble, quiddity - an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
2.evasion - the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment"
tax evasion - the deliberate failure to pay taxes (usually by making a false report)
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
3.evasion - nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"
negligence, nonperformance, carelessness, neglect - failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
escape mechanism - a form of behavior that evades unpleasant realities
malingering, skulking - evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated; "they developed a test to detect malingering"
goldbricking, goofing off, shirking, slacking, soldiering - the evasion of work or duty
circumvention - the act of evading by going around
4.evasion - the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
escape, flight - the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"
eluding, elusion, slip - the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
evasive action, maneuver, manoeuvre - an action aimed at evading an opponent
dodge - a quick evasive movement

evasion

The process whereby individuals who are isolated in hostile or unfriendly territory avoid capture with the goal of successfully returning to areas under friendly control. See also evasion and recovery.
Translations
Spanish evasion [ɪˈveɪʒən] nevasión f
French evasion [ɪˈveɪʒən] ndérobade f (= excuse); faux-fuyant m
German evasion [ɪˈveɪʒən] nAusweichen nt;
(of tax) → Hinterziehung f

Italian evasion [ɪˈveɪʒən] nevasione f

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Evasion was the only escape your present life had left her, from telling a downright falsehood.
For them a wall is not an evasion, as for us people who think and consequently do nothing; it is not an excuse for turning aside, an excuse for which we are always very glad, though we scarcely believe in it ourselves, as a rule.
He feebly availed himself of the commonplace trick of evasion which he had read of in novels, and seen in action on the stage.
 
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