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circumvention

cir·cum·ven·tion

UK/ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈvɛnʃən/ US/ˌsɜrkʌˈmvɛntʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

the act of evading by going around

Origin

From Latin circumventio, equivalent to circumvent + -ion.

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