evasion
— Noun
– English
~ the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment"
evasion
— Noun
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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"
evasion
— Noun
– English
~ the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
evasive
— Adjective
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~ avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire; "pilots are taught to take evasive action"
evasive
— Adjective
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~ deliberately vague or ambiguous; "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"; "an evasive statement"
evasive action
— Noun
– English
~ an action aimed at evading an opponent
evasive answer
— Noun
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~ (law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint
evasively
— Adverb
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~ with evasion; in an evasive manner; "her husband seemed to know many of the people who were named, but he replied evasively when asked who they were"
evasiveness
— Noun
– English
~ intentionally vague or ambiguous