evasion
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪʒən
Etymology [edit]
From Late Latin evasionem (accusative of evasio).
Noun [edit]
evasion (plural evasions)
- The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.
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Translations [edit]
the act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation
References [edit]
- evasion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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