Evasion - Definition
evasion
n 1: a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly
avoids an unpleasant truth [syn: evasion, equivocation]
2: the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of
all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment" [syn:
evasion, nonpayment] [ant: defrayal, defrayment,
payment]
3: 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" [syn: evasion,
escape, dodging]
4: the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or
a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver