EVASION
\ɪvˈe͡ɪʒən], \ɪvˈeɪʒən], \ɪ_v_ˈeɪ_ʒ_ə_n]\
Definitions of EVASION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
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the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment"
By Princeton University
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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"
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the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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Act of evading; escape; subterfuge.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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The act. Means, or result of evading; equivocation; subterfuge.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Act of eluding, avoiding, or escaping from an argument, accusation, charge, interrogation, &c.; shift; subterfuge; shuffling; prevarication; equivocation.
By Thomas Sheridan
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