evasion
- n a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
- n the deliberate act of failing to pay money
his evasion of all his creditors - n nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible - n the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
evasive answer
- n (law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint