evasion
eva·sion
noun
2.
the deliberate act of failing to pay money
- “his evasion of all his creditors”
- “he was indicted for nonpayment”
3.
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”
4.
the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
Origin
From Middle French évasion, from Late Latin evasionem (accusative of evasio).
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