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evasion Definition


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evasion
noun
    1. The act of evading, especially evading a commitment or responsibility.
      Thesaurus: avoidance, escape, circumvention.
    2. A trick or excuse used to evade (a question, etc).
      Thesaurus: subterfuge, dodge, euphemism, sophism, cop-out (slang).
Etymology: 15c in sense 2: from Latin evasio, from evadere, evasum to go out.



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