Definitions for evasion
ɪˈveɪ ʒəneva·sion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. evasion, equivocationnoun

   a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

2. evasion, nonpaymentnoun

   the deliberate act of failing to pay money

   "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment"

3. evasion, escape, dodgingnoun

   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. evasionnoun

   the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. evasionnoun

   The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.

2. Etymology: From evasionem (accusative of evasio).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Evasionnoun

   Excuse; subterfuge; sophistry; artifice; artful means of eluding or escaping.

   Etymology: evasum, Latin.

   We are too well acquainted with those answers;
   But his evasion, wing’d thus swift with scorn,
   Cannot outfly our apprehensions. William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida.

   Him, after all disputes,
   Forc’d I absolve: all my evasions vain,
   And reasonings, though through mazes, lead me still
   But to my own conviction. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x.

   In vain thou striv’st to cover shame with shame;
   For by evasions thy crime uncover’st more. John Milton, Agonistes.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. evasion

   Evasion is the act or an instance of avoiding, escaping, or dodging something, often by cunning or deceit. This could involve avoiding a task, a question, an obligation, confrontation or law enforcement. In financial context, evasion often refers to illegal efforts to avoid paying taxes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Evasionnoun

   the act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Evasion

   Evasion is a book that spun off from a zine of the same name. It was published by CrimethInc. in 2003. The book comprises 108 pages of slightly revised text from the original zine along with 162 pages of new material. The author is not named in the book, but is referred to elsewhere as "Mack", "the Evasion Kid", or "Mack Evasion." He later wrote a column in the zine heartattaCk . Evasion is a first person account of the author's travels and means of survival. He survives by dumpster diving, shoplifting, return fraud, and various other "scams" he employs to get whatever money he needs. He travels by hitchhiking and train hopping, and relates adventures he has had such as gate crashing at music venues, attending hardcore punk concerts, and being employed as a professional shoplifter by a middle-class family, among other things.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Evasion

   e-vā-′zhun, n. act of evading or eluding: an attempt to escape the force of an argument or accusation: an excuse.—adjs. Evā′sible, capable of being evaded; Evā′sive, that evades or seeks to evade: not straightforward: shuffling.—adv. Evā′sively.—n. Evā′siveness.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. evasion

   The process whereby isolated personnel avoid capture with the goal of successfully returning to areas under friendly control.

Matched Categories

1. • Commerce
   • Escape
   • Misrepresentation
   • Negligence

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of evasion in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of evasion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of evasion in a Sentence

1. United States:

   We work vigorously to counter sanctions evasion and continue to strictly enforce sanctions on Iran's illicit oil trade. Anyone purchasing oil from Iran faces the prospect of United States sanctions.

2. Charles Harder:

   The New York Times' allegations of fraud and tax evasion are 100 percent false, and highly defamatory, there was no fraud or tax evasion by anyone. The facts upon which The Times bases The Times false allegations are extremely inaccurate.

3. Norman Darío Martínez:

   Macri's participation as director and vicepresident of two companies in the Bahamas and Panama is clear, proved and admitted, and these places are tax havens that are usually used for money laundering and tax evasion.

4. Michael Cohen:

   There is no tax evasion, and the HELOC ? I have an 18 % loan to value on my home. How could there be a HELOC issue ? How ? ... It's a lie.

5. Eric LeCompte:

   The Financing for Development outcomes can curb corruption, tax evasion and unsustainable debts in the developing world, if we succeed in changing tax, trade and debt policies, we can raise trillions of dollars to address poverty.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=evasion
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Evasion
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=evasion
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evasion
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=evasion
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=evasion
8. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf