English Dictionary: evasion | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Evasion \E*va"sion\, n. [L. evasio: cf. F. [82]vasion. See {Evade}.] The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding. Thou . . . by evasions thy crime uncoverest more. --Milton. Syn: Shift; subterfuge; shuffling; prevarication; equivocation. |