Definitions for circumvention
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. circumventionnoun

   the act of evading by going around

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. circumventionnoun

   The act of evading by going around (bypassing).

2. circumventionnoun

   The act of prevailing over another by arts, address, or fraud; deception; fraud; imposture; delusion.

   A school in which he learns sly circumvention. --William Cowper.

3. Etymology: From circumventio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Circumventionnoun

   Etymology: from circumvent.

   1. Fraud; imposture; cheat; delusion.

   The inequality of the match between him and the subtlest of us, would quickly appear by a fatal circumvention: there must be a wisdom from above to over-reach this hellish wisdom. Robert South, Sermons.

   If he is in the city, he must avoid haranguing against circumvention in commerce. Jeremy Collier, of Popularity.

   2. Prevention; pre-occupation: this sense is now out of use.

   Whatever hath been thought on in this state,
   That could be brought to bodily act, ere Rome
   Had circumvention. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

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1. circumvention

   Circumvention is the act of finding and using a way to overcome or avoid a restriction, barrier, rule, or procedure, often by using clever or deceitful methods. It typically involves bypassing a system or protocol that is in place.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Circumventionnoun

   the act of prevailing over another by arts, address, or fraud; deception; fraud; imposture; delusion

2. Etymology: [L. circumventio.]

Matched Categories

1. • Evasion

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of circumvention in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of circumvention in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of circumvention in a Sentence

1. Kris Brown:

   This proposal reveals one important fact from the White House : they recognize the problem of the private sale loophole that allows 20 percent of guns to be sold with no background check at all. ... We agree the private sale loophole must be fixed, but it should be fixed in a way that allows meaningful enforcement, not easy circumvention that endangers lives, the right balance was struck by the House, which passed a background checks bill where sales by private sellers are completed by a federally licensed firearms dealer to confirm the person purchasing the gun is the same person who is picking up the gun and other assessments of risk before completion of the sale are done. If we want to save lives and meaningfully fix the private sale loophole, S. 42, now 200 days and counting on Mitch McConnell's desk is the way to do it.

2. Le Thi Thu Hang:

   Vietnam fully adheres by WTO rules and has been seriously implementing its fight against trade fraud and the circumvention of duties.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=circumvention
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Circumvention
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=circumvention
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circumvention