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e⋅va⋅sion

  [i-vey-zhuhn]
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–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 ME < L ēvāsiōn- (s. of ēvāsiō), equiv. to ēvās(us) (ptp. of ēvādere to go out; see evade ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
e⋅va⋅sion⋅al, adjective

Synonyms:
1. avoidance, dodging. 2. prevarication, equivocation, quibbling.
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e·va·sion   (ĭ-vā'zhən)   
n.  
  1. The act or an instance of evading.
  2. A means of evading; a subterfuge.

[Middle English evasioun, from Old French evasion, from Late Latin ēvāsiō, ēvāsiōn-, from Latin ēvāsus, past participle of ēvādere, to evade; see evade.]
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Evasion

E*va"sion\, n. [L. evasio: cf. F. ['e]vasion. See Evade.] The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.

Thou . . . by evasions thy crime uncoverest more. --Milton.

Syn: Shift; subterfuge; shuffling; prevarication; equivocation.
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evasion 
c.1425, from L.L. evasionem (nom. evasio), from stem of L. evadere "to escape" (see evade). Evasive (in reference to actions, utterances) is from 1744.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: eva·sion
Pronunciation: i-'vA-zh&n
Function: noun
1 : a means of evading
2 : the act or an instance of evading —see also TAX EVASION
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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