Evasion (Noun)
Meaning 1
The deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
The act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
A statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
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".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.