Evasion - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪˈveɪʒn|
Brit.
|ɪˈveɪʒ(ə)n|
noun
- a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth (syn: equivocation)
- the deliberate act of failing to pay money (syn: nonpayment)
- the deliberate act of failing to pay money (syn: nonpayment)
his evasion of all his creditors
- nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do (syn: escape)his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible
- the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuverExtra examples
He was arrested for tax evasion.
They came up with an evasion of the law to keep all the land for themselves.
His reply was nothing but careful evasions.
He is in prison for tax evasion.
She accused him of evasion of his responsibilities.
I'm tired of his lies and evasions.
The law would stiffen penalties for tax evasion.
Watson was jailed for tax evasion.
...the Mafia capo ultimately landed in the slammer on a conviction of income tax evasion...
The act was originally passed as a safeguard against tax evasion.
Word forms
noun
singular: evasion
plural: evasions
singular: evasion
plural: evasions
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