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evasion

noun
  1. the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
  2. nonperformance of something distasteful, as by deceit or trickery, that you are supposed to do
    “Their evasion of duty was reprehensible.”
    escapedodging
  3. the deliberate act of failing to pay money
    “Their evasion of all their creditors did not help build their credit rating.”
    nonpayment
  4. a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
    equivocation