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evasion

[ih-vey-zhuhn]

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noun

an act or instance of escaping, avoiding, or shirking something: evasion of one's duty.

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.

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.

physical or mental escape.

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

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.

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Porges and his wife each pleaded guilty to racketeering and tax evasion.

Felner pleads guilty to nine counts of mail fraud and tax evasion.

Two-thirds of this is tax evasion and avoidance, the group says, the rest transfers by criminals and the corrupt.

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Porges and his wife each pleaded guilty to racketeering and tax evasion.

Felner pleads guilty to nine counts of mail fraud and tax evasion.

Two-thirds of this is tax evasion and avoidance, the group says, the rest transfers by criminals and the corrupt.

Scientists think they know why–and it all has to do with evasion of parasites.

The collection of this tax would be simple and far easier to control against fraud and evasion.

One accommodation had followed another, but time was not on the side of evasion.

While money laundering activity accounts for some of the cash drain, he believes tax evasion is the more common motive.

The best they can hope for is to get them for tax evasion or some other technicality.

The grey economy, with its tax evasion and bribery, is another headache.

Of course, visions of floating state evasion cannot always be explained by a hankering for tax evasion.

The sum might be even higher: by simplifying collection, the change would cut down on chronic fraud and evasion.

She argued that a man indicted for murder and tax evasion deserved no special honours.

All say the new tax will serve the common good by limiting scope for tax evasion.

He should now inherit daddy's seat-but he is being investigated for tax evasion.

Tax evasion remains high, but has been reduced, contributing to growth in tax collection.

On the other hand, you don't hear much in lore about tax evasion because it has never really been socially acceptable.

It seems that a possible method of evasion might be a system the deploys a large smoke cloud in the air.

Put in place harsh penalties for evasion of the tax by non-reporting or going out of state to buy ammunition.

Panama has made no progress on preventing tax evasion by foreigners.

Yet opposition figures see charges of tax evasion as a way of closing down a critical voice.

Also, so far the governemnt has not unearthed any evidence of any wrong-doing/tax evasion in his business.

Both tax evasion and illegal building, encouraged by repeated amnesties, seem to be on the rise.

India's tax system suffers from widespread evasion of direct taxes and a proliferation of confusing indirect ones.

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evasion (ɪˈveɪʒən)

—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 evade]

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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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