Main entry: evasion
Definition: the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
Main entry: dodging, evasion, escape
Definition: nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
Usage: his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible; that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive
Main entry: nonpayment, evasion
Definition: the deliberate act of failing to pay money
Usage: his evasion of all his creditors; he was indicted for nonpayment
Main entry: evasion, equivocation
Definition: a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth