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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•va•sion /ɪˈveɪʒən/USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of evading: [countable]an evasion of one's duty.[uncountable]guilty of fraud and tax evasion.
- the avoiding of an accusation, question, or the like, as by a failing to tell the truth;
subterfuge: [countable]The jurors distrusted the witness for his many evasions.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•va•sion (i vā′zhən),USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of escaping, avoiding, or shirking something:evasion of one's duty.
- the avoiding of an argument, accusation, question, or the like, as by a subterfuge:The old political boss was notorious for his practice of evasion.
- a means of evading;
subterfuge;
an excuse or trick to avoid or get around something:Her polite agreement was an evasion concealing what she really felt. - physical or mental escape.
- an act or instance of violating the tax laws by failing or refusing to pay all or part of one's taxes.
- Latin ēvāsiōn- (stem of ēvāsiō), equivalent. to ēvās(us) (past participle of ēvādere to go out; see evade) + -iōn- -ion
- late Middle English 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged avoidance, dodging.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged prevarication, equivocation, quibbling.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: evasion /ɪˈveɪʒən/ n - the act of evading or escaping, esp from a distasteful duty, responsibility, etc, by trickery, cunning, or illegal means: tax evasion
- trickery, cunning, or deception used to dodge a question, duty, etc; means of evading
Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin ēvāsiō, from Latin ēvādere to go forth; see evade |