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1. (n.) evasion
an act or instance of escaping, avoiding, or shirking something:
evasion of one's duty; tax evasion.
2. evasion
the avoiding of an accusation, question, or the like, as by a subterfuge.
3. evasion
a means of evading; subterfuge.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < L ēvāsiō=ēvād(ere) to go out (see evade ) +-tiō -tion)
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1. (noun) evasion, equivocation
a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
2. (noun) evasion, nonpayment
the deliberate act of failing to pay money
"his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment"
3. (noun) evasion, escape, dodging
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
"his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"
4. (noun) evasion
the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) evasion
the act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. evasion
The process whereby isolated personnel avoid capture with the goal of successfully returning to areas under friendly control.
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Sense: to escape or avoid by eg trickery or skill.
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 Afrikaans: ontwyking |
 Arabic: تَهَرُّب، تَمَلُّص |
 Bulgarian: избягване |
 Brazilian: evasão |
 Czech: únik |
 German: das Entrinnen |
 Danish: undvigelse; unddragelse |
 Greek: αποφυγή, διαφυγή |
 Spanish: evasión |
 Estonian: kõrvalepõiklemine |
 Farsi: گریز؛ طفره |
 Finnish: väistö |
 French: fuite |
 Hebrew: הִתחַמקוּת |
 Hindi: अपवंचन |
 Croatian: izbjegavanje |
 Hungarian: kitérés |
 Indonesian: pengelakan |
 Icelandic: undandráttur |
 Italian: evasione |
 Japanese: 回避 |
 Korean: 회피 |
 Lithuanian: (iš)vengimas, išsisukinėj |
 Latvian: izvairīšanās; izlocīšanās |
 Malay: pengelakan |
 Dutch: ontwijking |
 Norwegian: unndragelse, omgåelse |
 Polish: uniknięcie |
 Persian: گریز؛ طفره |
 Pashto: تېښته، ځان بچونه، غاړه غړ |
 Portuguese: evasão |
 Romanian: evaziune; eschivare |
 Russian: уклонение;увёртка |
 Slovak: únik |
 Slovenian: beg |
 Serbian: izbegavanje |
 Swedish: undvikande, undanflykt |
 Thai: การหลีกเลี่ยง |
 Turkish: kaçınma |
 Taiwanese: 逃避 |
 Ukrainian: обхід; уникнення |
 Urdu: احتراز |
 Vietnamese: sự tránh |
 Chinese: 逃避 |
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