#1 evasion n. [equivocation] a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth. wn
#2 evasion n. [nonpayment] the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment". wn
#3 evasion n. [escape, dodging] nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive". wn
#4 evasion n. the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver. wn
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