evasion
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Synonyms for evasion
Synonyms
avoidance, cop-out, dodging, ducking, eluding, elusion, escape, eschewal, eschewing, out, shaking, shunning
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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. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'evasion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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