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Webster 1913 Edition
evasion
e-va′sion
(ē̍-vā′zhŭn)
, Noun.
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.
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.