evasion

Wikipedia

See also évasion, and evasión

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʒən

Etymology

From Late Latin evasionem (accusative of evasio).

Noun

evasion (plural evasions)

1. The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.

Synonyms

• equivocation
• prevarication
• shift
• subterfuge
• shuffling

Derived terms

• tax evasion

Translations

the act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation

• Bulgarian: избягване (bg) (izbjagvane) n, извъртане (bg) (izvǎrtane) n
• Finnish: välttely
• Italian: evasione (it) f
• Russian: уклонение (ru) (uklonénie) n

• Scottish Gaelic: seachnadh (gd) m
• Spanish: evasión (es) f
• Vietnamese: sự lảng tránh

References

• evasion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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