evasion
noun/ɪˈveɪʒn/
/ɪˈveɪʒn/
[countable, uncountable]- the act of avoiding somebody or of avoiding something that you are supposed to do
- His behaviour was an evasion of his responsibilities as a father.
- Transport police charged her with fare evasion.
- a statement that somebody makes that avoids dealing with something or talking about something honestly and directly
- His speech was full of evasions and half-truths.
see also evade
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘prevaricating excuse’): via Old French from Latin evasio(n-), from evadere from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + vadere ‘go’.
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