a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
[ Syn: equivocation ]
the deliberate act of failing to pay money; his evasion of all his creditors; he was indicted for nonpayment
[ Syn: nonpayment ]
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
the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver