Look up: evasion

1. 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 esc...
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2. evasion
   an illegal attempt to avoid paying tax Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs
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3. 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 ...
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4. 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. ...
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5. evasion
   equivocation noun a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. Evasion
    [ethics] Evasion is, in ethics, an act that deceives by stating a true statement that is irrelevant or leads to a false conclusion. For instance, a man knows that another man is in a room in the building because he heard him, but in answer to a question, says, "I have not seen him," thereby ...
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12. Evasion
    [law] In law, the Doctrine of Evasion is a fundamental public policy. Whereas a person may legitimately plan his or her affairs so as to avoid the incidence of obligations or liabilities imposed by the law, no-one is allowed to evade the operation of otherwise mandatory provisions once dutie...
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13. Evasion
    [book] Evasion is a book that spun off from a zine of the same name. It was published by CrimethInc. in 2003. The book comprises 108 pages of slightly revised text from the original zine (95% of which is retained) along with 162 pages of new material. The author is not named in the book, but...
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14. evasion
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ē-vā′zhŭn Definitions: 1. The act of escaping, avoiding, or feigning.
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15. Evasion
    Avoidance of an aid; for example, a horse that overflexes or gets "behind the bit" to keep from accepting contact with the bit
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16. Evasion
    [network security] Evasion is a term used to describe techniques of bypassing an information security device in order to deliver an exploit, attack or other malware to a target network or system, without detection. Evasions are typically used to counter network-based intrusion detection and ...
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