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Webster 1913 Edition


evasion

e-va′sion

(ē̍-vā′zhŭn)
,
Noun.
[L.
evasio
: cf. F.
évasion
. See
Evade
.]
The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.
Syn. – Shift; subterfuge; shuffling; prevarication; equivocation.

Webster 1828 Edition


Evasion

EVA'SION

,
Noun.
s as z. [L. evasio, from evado, evasi. See Evade.]
The act of eluding or avoiding, or of escaping, particularly from the pressure of an argument, from an accusation or charge, from an interrogatory and the like; excuse; subterfuge; equivocation; artifice to elude; shift. Evasion of a direct answer weakens the testimony of a witness.
Thou by evasions thy crime uncover'st more.

Definition 2024


evasión

evasión

See also: evasion and évasion

Spanish

Noun

evasión f (plural evasiones)

  1. evasion

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