1. (

• evasion ,
• equivocation

) a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth ;

2. (

• evasion ,
• nonpayment

) the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment" ;

3. (

• evasion ,
• 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" ;

4. (

• evasion

) the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver ;