evasion

evasion
evasional, adj.
/i vay"zheuhn/, 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.
[1375-1425; late ME < L evasion- (s. of evasio), equiv. to evas(us) (ptp. of evadere to go out; see EVADE) + -ion- -ION]
Syn. 1. avoidance, dodging. 2. prevarication, equivocation, quibbling.

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  • 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… …   Wikipedia

  • Évasion 44 — Auteur Yvonne Pagniez Genre Roman Pays d origine  France Éditeur éditions Flammarion …   Wikipédia en Français

  • evasion — eva·sion /i vā zhən/ n 1: a means of evading 2: the act or an instance of evading see also tax evasion Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • evasion — evasion, evasiveness Evasiveness is the quality a person has of being evasive, whereas evasion is the process or result of this quality, or an instance of it: • He has been in the trenches too long not to be a master at mixing sincerity with… …   Modern English usage

  • evasion — early 15c., from M.Fr. évasion and directly from L.L. evasionem (nom. evasio) a going out, from pp. stem of L. evadere to escape (see EVADE (Cf. evade)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • evasion — Evasion. s. f. v. Action par laquelle on s evade. Il se sauva habilement des prisons, & aprés son evasion il se retira en lieu de seureté …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • evasión — (Del lat. evasĭo, ōnis). 1. f. Efugio para evadir una dificultad. 2. Acción y efecto de evadir o evadirse. de evasión. loc. adj. Dicho de una obra literaria o cinematográfica, de un programa televisivo o radiofónico, etc.: Que tienen como… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • evasion — e*va sion ([ e]*v[=a] zh[u^]n), 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. [1913 Webster] Thou . . . by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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