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.