evasion

noun

eva·​sion i-ˈvā-zhən 

ē-

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

In October 2019, the Georgia Department of Revenue cleared them of their state tax evasion charge. —Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 23 June 2024

Recently, Hunter Biden was convicted in a federal gun trial in Delaware and faces a second prosecution in California on tax evasion charges. —Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 June 2024

Listen to this article A federal appeals court tossed out reality TV star Julie Chrisley’s seven-year sentence for bank fraud and tax evasion, sending her case back to a lower court for resentencing. —Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024

Uribe, who has pleaded guilty to various state and federal crimes including insurance fraud and tax evasion, said his part of the bargain was financing a new Mercedes-Benz convertible for Arslanian. —Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 18 June 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