evasion
The act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument,…The act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.
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» He was arrested on charges of tax evasion.
Он был арестован по обвинению в уклонении от уплаты налогов. — Lenin_1917
Он был задержан по обвинению в уклонении от уплаты налогов. — Selena777
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.
Umgehung, Ausweichen, Hinterziehung
уклоне́ниеuklonénije
- the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
- nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
- the deliberate act of failing to pay money
- a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
Examples
13 sentencesHe was arrested on charges of tax evasion.
ruОн был арестован по обвинению в уклонении от уплаты налогов. — Lenin_1917
Tom was convicted of tax evasion.
Algeria needs to address its tax evasion issues.
Tax officials are zeroing in on income tax evasion.
The accusations are shocking: money laundering, tax evasion and obstruction of justice.
deDie Vorwürfe sind schockierend: Geldwäsche, Steuerhinterziehung und Strafvereitelung. — Yorwba
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle French évasion, from Late Latin evasionem (accusative of evasio).From Middle French évasion, from Late Latin evasionem (accusative of evasio).
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Forms
plural: evasionsSynonyms
8 synonyms- nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do:escapedodging
- the deliberate act of failing to pay money:nonpayment
- a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth:equivocation
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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