n.
Pronunciation: i- ' v ā -zh ə n, ē -
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin evasion-, evasio, from Latin evadere to evade
Date: 15th century
1 : a means of evading : DODGE
2 : the act or an instance of evading : ESCAPE <suspected of tax evasion >