evasion
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ʒən noun
1.
an act or instance of escaping, avoiding, or shirking something: evasion of one's duty.
2.
the avoiding of an argument, accusation, question, or the like, as by a subterfuge: The old political boss was notorious for his practice of evasion.
3.
a means of evading; subterfuge; an excuse or trick to avoid or get around something: Her polite agreement was an evasion concealing what she really felt.
4.
physical or mental escape.
5.
an act or instance of violating the tax laws by failing or refusing to pay all or part of one's taxes.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ēvāsiōn- (stem of ēvāsiō), equivalent to ēvās(us) (past participle of ēvādere to go out; see evade) + -iōn- -ion
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ēvāsiōn- (stem of ēvāsiō), equivalent to ēvās(us) (past participle of ēvādere to go out; see evade) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
e·va·sion·al, adjective
non·e·va·sion, noun
pre·e·va·sion, noun
re·e·va·sion, noun
Synonyms
1. avoidance, dodging. 2. prevarication, equivocation, quibbling.
1. avoidance, dodging. 2. prevarication, equivocation, quibbling.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act of evading or escaping, esp from a distasteful duty, responsibility, etc, by trickery, cunning, or illegal means: tax evasion |
| 2. | trickery, cunning, or deception used to dodge a question, duty, etc; means of evading |
| [C15: from Late Latin ēvāsiō, from Latin ēvādere to go forth; see | |
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Word Origin & History
evasion
early 15c., from L.L. evasionem (nom. evasio), from stem of L. evadere "to escape" (see evade).
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Example sentences
All of these things are true, but they do not add up to tax evasion, or even tax avoidance.
He remains under investigation on various other charges, including tax evasion.
It is not surprising that tax evasion, illegal building and corruption all seem to have increased over the past five years.
As fast as laws are devised, their evasion is contrived.
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