evasion

noun

eva·​sion i-ˈvā-zhən 

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1

: a means of evading : dodge

2

: the act or an instance of evading : escape

suspected of tax evasion

Synonyms

• avoidance
• cop-out
• dodging
• ducking
• eluding
• elusion
• escape
• eschewal
• eschewing
• out
• shaking
• shunning

Examples of evasion in a Sentence

He was arrested for tax evasion.

They came up with an evasion of the law to keep all the land for themselves.

His reply was nothing but careful evasions.

Recent Examples on the Web

He later was convicted of tax evasion for failing to report his season 1 winnings and was sent to prison for four years, then got an additional nine months for not amending his previous tax returns, and hasn't been back on the survival series since. —Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024

Statistics Earlier this week marked the anniversary of the day in 1931 (October 17) when Al Capone was found guilty of tax evasion. —Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024

Rose also spent five months in prison after pleading to tax evasion charges in 1990. —Sean Gregory, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024

Special counsel David Weiss charged Biden last year with three felonies and six misdemeanors, including failing to file and pay taxes, tax evasion and filing false tax returns. —Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin evasion-, evasio, from Latin evadere to evade

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

evasion

noun

eva·​sion i-ˈvā-zhən 

1

: a means of evading

2

: the act or an instance of evading : escape

tax evasion

Legal Definition

evasion

noun

eva·​sion i-ˈvā-zhən 

1

: a means of evading

2

: the act or an instance of evading see also tax evasion