Category:Evasion

E*va"sion, n. Etym: [L. evasio: cf. F. évasion. See Evade.]

Defn: The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding. Thou. . . by evasions thy crime uncoverest more. Milton.

Syn. -- Shift; subterfuge; shuffling; prevarication; equivocation.