Nouns

(n)evasion, escape, dodgingnonperformance 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”
(n)dodge, dodging, schemea statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
(n)avoidance, turning away, shunning, dodgingdeliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening