circumvention

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin circumventio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈvɛnʃən/

• Audio (UK):

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Noun

circumvention (countable and uncountable, plural circumventions)

1. The act of evading by going around (bypassing).
2. The act of prevailing over another by fraud or deception

   Synonyms: deception, fraud, imposture, delusion

   • (Can we date this quote by William Cowper and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     a school in which he learns sly circumvention

Translations

bypassing

• Catalan: circumvalació f
• German: Umgehung (de)
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• Spanish: circumvalación f

act of prevailing

• German: Überlistung
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