Look up: evasion

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   evasion
   [n] - a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth 2. [n] - the deliberate act of failing to pay money 3. [n] - nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do 4. [n] - the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
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   evasion
   an illegal attempt to avoid paying tax Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs
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   Evasion
   E·va'sion noun [ Latin evasio : confer French évasion . 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
   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) ... Synonym: Shift, subterfuge, shuffling, prevarication, equivocation. ... Origin: L. Evasio: cf. F. Evasion. See Evade. ... Source: Websters Dictionary
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   evasion
   equivocation noun a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
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   evasion
   noun the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
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   evasion
   noun the deliberate act of failing to pay money; `his evasion of all his creditors`; `he was indicted for nonpayment`
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   evasion
   noun nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; `his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible`; `that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive`
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   Evasion
   `Evasion` is the act of avoiding something. It may refer to: *Evasion (law), to avoid government mandate through specious means (tax evasion, for example) *Evasion (book), a zine-turned-book published by CrimethInc., an anarchist group *Evasion (Objectivism), refusal to think on or accept the consequences of a line of thought *Evasion (Ethics) *Citroën Evasion, a car
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    evasion
    (e-va´zhәn) in psychiatry, suppression of an idea that comes next in a thought sequence and substitution of a closely related idea. It is a form of paralogia.
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    Evasion
    • (n.) The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.
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