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Evasion

British pronunciation/ɪvˈe‍ɪʒən/
American pronunciation/iˈveɪʒən/, /ɪˈveɪʒən/
Evasion
[NOUN]
1

the act of avoiding or escaping something, typically a responsibility, obligation, or consequence

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2

nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

synonyms : dodging
escape
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3

the act of intentionally avoiding payment obligations or repaying owed money

synonyms : nonpayment
antonyms : payment
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4

a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

synonyms : equivocation
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Examples
1It ended the evasion over the question of slavery in the Constitution.
2The opportunities for evasion are greater.
3He was prosecuted for draft evasion.
4They called it Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape.
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