evasion
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- 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
- Moon's toughest challenge yet from the temporal powers came last week, when a federal grand jury in Manhattan indicted the Korean for tax evasion and conspiracy.
- In Switzerland, tax fraud is considered a crime, but tax evasion is not.
- He's free of any criminal charges in connection with the case, but Rich can still be charged in civil court on, say, tax evasion charges.