EVASION


Meaning of EVASION in English

e ‧ va ‧ sion /ɪˈveɪʒ ə n/ BrE AmE noun

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: évasion , from Latin evasio , from evadere ; ⇨ ↑ evade ]

1 . [uncountable] when you deliberately avoid doing something that you should do, or paying an amount of money that you should pay ⇨ evade :

He is in prison for tax evasion.

evasion of

She accused him of evasion of his responsibilities.

2 . [uncountable and countable] when you deliberately avoid talking about something or answering a question ⇨ evade :

I’m tired of his lies and evasions.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.