evasion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: evasion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for evasion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
evasion n a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth Synonym(s): evasion, equivocation the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment" Synonym(s): evasion, nonpayment Antonym(s): defrayal, defrayment, payment 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" Synonym(s): evasion, escape, dodging the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
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.