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Nouns
(n)
evasion
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equivocation
a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
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(n)
evasion
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nonpayment
the deliberate act of failing to pay money
“his evasion of all his creditors”
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“he was indicted for nonpayment”
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(n)
evasion
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escape
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dodging
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
“his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible”
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“that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive”
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(n)
evasion
the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
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