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English to English noun
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a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth |  | source: wordnet30
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the deliberate act of failing to pay money | | Example: his evasion of all his creditors
he was indicted for nonpayment
source: wordnet30
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nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do | | Example: his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible
that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive
source: wordnet30
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the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver | | source: wordnet30
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The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding. | | source: webster1913
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