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Evasion

noun

A statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth. Synonym: equivocation.

The deliberate act of failing to pay money. Synonym: nonpayment. "He was indicted for nonpayment"

Nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do. Synonyms: dodging, escape. "That escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"

The act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver.

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"Evasion" Quotes from Famous Books

... like the Spartan youths, they consider the most expert thief to be the cleverest fellow: should any of these young men be caught, they are left to get out of the scrape in the best manner they are able, for unless it be to swear falsely to an alibi, or some other evasion of truth, their masters never appear in ...

— A Voyage Round the World, Vol. I (of ?) • James Holman

... Cecilia concluded, 'he will request Mr. Romfrey to accompany him to Bevisham to-morrow morning, to make the apology in person. He will not accept the slightest evasion. He thinks Dr. Shrapnel may die, and the honour of the family—what is it he says of it?' Cecilia raised her eyes to the ceiling, while Rosamund blinked in impatience and grief, just apprehending the alien state of the young ...

— The Shaving of Shagpat • George Meredith

... in a sort of parabolic curve and he dodged it. By a neat evasion he got the topic switched to sociology, from that to philosophy, to heredity, literature, journalism, art, and finally prenatalism. Every effort I made to probe him on public finance was met by some calm and smiling barrage of eclectic interest. For an hour we played ...

— The Masques of Ottawa • Domino

... the Arcadian shepherdess and the thunderbolt. Obviously a reality! Besides—so ran the doctor's thought—with her looking like that, what can I do? He felt perfectly helpless, but wouldn't confess it. He would make an effort. One thing he was certain of: that evasion, with those eyes looking at him, would ...

— Somehow Good • William de Morgan

... legislation has their approval and the courts are regarded as meddlesome when they enforce it. The anti-trust laws, the anti-pooling laws, factory legislation of all kinds, anything in short that interferes with the unrestricted use of property by its owner are roundly condemned and violated by evasion. On the other hand, so much has been written and said in reference to the creation of the fundamental rights to own property, and these rights depend so absolutely upon social arrangements and work out such manifest ...

— Crime: Its Cause and Treatment • Clarence Darrow

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