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evasion

noun
eva·​sion | \ i-ˈvā-zhən How to pronounce evasion (audio) , ē-\

Definition of evasion

1 : a means of evading : dodge
2 : the act or an instance of evading : escape suspected of tax evasion
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Examples of evasion in a Sentence

He was arrested for tax evasion. They came up with an evasion of the law to keep all the land for themselves. His reply was nothing but careful evasions.
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 Nixon’s ’68 and ‘72 running mate, Spiro Agnew, resigned in disgrace in 1973 after being accused of bribery, extortion, and tax evasion during his tenure as Maryland governor. — Jay Cost, National Review, "In Praise of Gerald Ford," 9 Sep. 2019 Dumlao said this requirement, which predates the existence of Social Security numbers, was implemented to prevent debt evasion. — Dan Stahl, NBC News, "Making a name for yourself: For trans people, it's 'life-changing'," 6 Sep. 2019 He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, felony reckless evasion and hit and run. — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Suspected drunken driver arrested after brief chase, crash," 5 Sep. 2019 Lee’s father and grandfather each faced criminal investigations — his father for tax evasion and corruption, his grandfather for smuggling saccharine — but never spent a day in lockup. — Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times, "Why three thoroughbreds worth millions could land Samsung heir in prison," 29 Aug. 2019 In 2016, authorities raided the company’s offices in Bengaluru as part of a tax evasion investigation into Vasan Healthcare, one of Sequoia’s portfolio companies. — Max De Haldevang, Quartz, "How Sequoia Capital is trying to avoid taxes on over a billion dollars in Indian investments," 22 July 2019 Fare evasion not only costs BART revenue, but may be one reason BART is losing riders, the Alameda County civil grand jury said Monday. — Phil Matier, SFChronicle.com, "BART’s fare-evasion collection tally: One $95 payment on 6,000-plus tickets," 26 June 2019 Consumers and workers have been paying the price of corporate abuses, and citizens have been footing the fiscal bills of bank bailouts, unaffordable corporate tax cuts and tax evasion. — Jeffrey Sachs For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, "CEOs are finally admitting to shortchanging society. It's about time," 23 Aug. 2019 Yeon’s husband, Howard, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor insurance evasion charge. — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, "East Bay sushi restaurant owners take plea deal in tax evasion case," 22 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of evasion

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for evasion

Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin evasion-, evasio, from Latin evadere to evade

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evasion

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English Language Learners Definition of evasion

: the act of avoiding something that you do not want to do or deal with : the act of evading something
: a way of avoiding something
: a statement or action that avoids directly dealing with something (such as a difficult problem or question)

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evasion

noun
eva·​sion | \ i-ˈvā-zhən How to pronounce evasion (audio) \

Legal Definition of evasion

1 : a means of evading
2 : the act or an instance of evading — see also tax evasion

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