Evasion meaning

ĭ-vā'zhən
Evasion is defined as avoiding or escaping a person or thing.

An example of evasion is not paying income taxes for ten years.

An example of evasion is purposely being in a different room from your ex-girlfriend at a party.

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The act or an instance of evading.
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A means of evading; a subterfuge.
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An evading; specif., an avoiding of a duty, question, etc. by deceit or cleverness.
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A way of doing this; subterfuge.
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The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.
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Origin of evasion

Middle English evasioun from Old French evasion from Late Latin ēvāsiō ēvāsiōn- from Latin ēvāsus past participle of ēvādere to evade evade

Sentence Examples

  • In face of this no evasion was possible.

  • As he approached Alexandria Antiochus met the Roman ambassador, and, after a brief attempt at evasion, accepted his ultimatum on the spot.

  • They were accepted at Perth, in 1618, but were evaded wherever evasion was possible.

  • At the same time any manifest contradiction of the Articles, or any obvious evasion of them, would subject the offender to the penalties of deprivation.

  • his power to effect a reasonable agreement between the contending parties; but both in this respect and in the matter of a commercial treaty with England, then under negotiation, his efforts had been met with evasion and latent hostility.

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