evasion
noun
eva·sion
i-ˈvā-zhən 
ē-
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.
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The Riverside County District Attorney's Office has also charged members of the ring, including Reyes and Diana Villa Pineda, with tax evasion.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Savannah Chrisley is turning to President Donald Trump for help as her parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley, remain incarcerated after being convicted of federal bank fraud and tax evasion.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
Yet its evasion of the substance of contemporary American polarization—an increasingly common approach in a Hollywood desperate for hits that will play in red states, blue states, and internationally—undermines that verisimilitude.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
With Chinese help and evasion of sanctions, sufficient machinery and energy allow the war in Ukraine to continue.
—Ronald H. Linden, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Savannah Chrisley is turning to President Donald Trump for help as her parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley, remain incarcerated after being convicted of federal bank fraud and tax evasion.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
Yet its evasion of the substance of contemporary American polarization—an increasingly common approach in a Hollywood desperate for hits that will play in red states, blue states, and internationally—undermines that verisimilitude.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
With Chinese help and evasion of sanctions, sufficient machinery and energy allow the war in Ukraine to continue.
—Ronald H. Linden, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Evasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evasion. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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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
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