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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

evasion

/(ē̇*vā"zhŭn)/ · e·va·sion · IPA /ɪˈveɪʒən/
01 n. The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.
  1. 1.
    The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.
    “Thou . . . by evasions thy crime uncoverest more.” — Milton.
Syn. Shift; subterfuge; shuffling; prevarication; equivocation.