Evasion \E*va"sion\, n. [L. evasio: cf. F. ['e]vasion. See Evade.]

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

Thou . . . by evasions thy crime uncoverest more. --Milton.

Syn: Shift; subterfuge; shuffling; prevarication; equivocation.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)