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| 1. | [ noun ] nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do | |
| Synonyms: | dodging escape | |
| Examples: | "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible" "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive" |
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| Related terms: | negligence shirking malingering circumvention escape_mechanism tax_evasion miss hedge | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth | |
| Synonyms: | equivocation | |
| Related terms: | misrepresentation hedge circumlocution quibble doublespeak beat_around_the_bush | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (business) the deliberate act of failing to pay money | |
| Synonyms: | nonpayment | |
| Examples: | "his evasion of all his creditors" "he was indicted for nonpayment" |
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| Related terms: | payment commerce tax_evasion | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver | |
| Related terms: | escape dodge slip maneuver elude | |
