[i-vey-zhuh
n] 
| 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. |
| e·va·sion (ĭ-vā'zhən) n.
[Middle English evasioun, from Old French evasion, from Late Latin ēvāsiō, ēvāsiōn-, from Latin ēvāsus, past participle of ēvādere, to evade; see evade.] |