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Evasion

Evasion Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Evasion? [n] the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver [n] 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" [n] the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment" [n] a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth Synonyms \| Synonyms for Evasion: dodging \| equivocation \| nonpayment Related Terms \| Find terms related to Evasion: abstention \| airtight secrecy \| anythingarianism \| artifice \| avoidance \| avoiding reaction \| bickering \| boggling \| break \| breakout \| buck-passing \| captiousness \| caviling \| chicane \| chicanery \| circumvention \| close secrecy \| closeness \| concealment \| cop-out \| cringe \| crypticness \| cunning \| deceit \| deception \| defense mechanism \| deliverance \| delivery \| discreetness \| discretion \| dodge \| dodging \| double-talk \| duck \| elusion \| elusiveness \| emergence \| equivocating \| equivocation \| escape \| escapism \| eschewal \| evasive action \| evasiveness \| excuse \| extrication \| fallback \| fence-sitting \| fencing \| flight \| flinch \| foiling \| forbearance \| forestalling \| forestallment \| freeing \| frustration \| fudging \| getaway \| getting around \| getting round \| haggling \| hairsplitting \| hedging \| hiddenness \| hugger-mugger \| hugger-muggery \| impartiality \| independence \| issuance \| issue \| jailbreak \| jink \| leak \| leakage \| liberation \| logic-chopping \| lying \| mugwumpery \| mugwumpism \| neutralism \| neutrality \| nit-picking \| nonalignment \| noncommitment \| nonintervention \| noninvolvement \| nonpartisanism \| nothingarianism \| outguessing \| outlet \| outmaneuvering \| outwitting \| paltering \| parrying \| passing the buck \| pettifoggery \| prevarication \| prevention \| prisonbreak \| pullback \| pullout \| pussyfooting \| quibbling \| recoil \| refraining \| release \| rescue \| retreat \| riddance \| runaround \| secrecy \| secretiveness \| secretness \| setting-free \| shifting \| shirking \| shuffle \| shuffling \| shunning \| shunting off \| shy \| sidestep \| sidestepping \| sidetracking \| slip \| sophistry \| strict neutrality \| subterfuge \| suppressio veri \| tergiversation \| the dark \| the runaround \| the slip \| thwarting \| trichoschistism \| trickery \| uncommunicativeness \| vent \| weasel words \| wince \| zigzag See Also \| carelessness \| circumlocution \| circumvention \| commerce \| commercialism \| deceit \| deception \| dodge \| doublespeak \| eluding \| elusion \| escape \| escape mechanism \| evasive action \| flight \| goldbricking \| goofing off \| hedge \| hedging \| indirect expression \| malingering \| maneuver \| manoeuvre \| mercantilism \| misrepresentation \| neglect \| negligence \| nonperformance \| quibble \| quiddity \| shirking \| skulking \| slacking \| slip \| soldiering \| tax evasion Evasion In Webster's Dictionary \E*va"sion\, n. [L. evasio: cf. F. ['e]vasion. See {Evade}.] The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding. Thou . . . by evasions thy crime uncoverest more. --Milton. Syn: Shift; subterfuge; shuffling; prevarication; equivocation.

Evasion Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Evasion?

[n] the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
[n] 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"
[n] the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment"
[n] a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

Synonyms | Synonyms for Evasion: dodging | equivocation | nonpayment

Evasion In Webster's Dictionary

\E*va"sion\, n. [L. evasio: cf. F. ['e]vasion. See
{Evade}.]
The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of
an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful
means of eluding.

      Thou . . . by evasions thy crime uncoverest more.
                                               --Milton.

Syn: Shift; subterfuge; shuffling; prevarication;
     equivocation.

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