evasion

«evasion» in Mova's school dictionary: avoiding something you should do or face, like a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (evasion, evasions); verb evade; adjective evasive

meaning for a pupil

1) Evasion is avoiding something you should do or face, like a question, a rule or a duty. tree →

2) (law, money) Tax evasion is illegally not paying the tax you owe. tree →

3) Evasion is also escaping or dodging someone who is chasing you. tree →

sense in the lessons

Stories (a criminal's evasion of the police), money lessons (tax evasion is a crime; tax avoidance uses legal loopholes), and politics (a politician's evasion of a question). Phrases: tax evasion, evasion of, an evasion.

examples

• His answer was an evasion; he did not really say yes or no. tree →
• Tax evasion is against the law. tree →
• The fox's evasion of the hounds was clever. tree →
• The thief's evasion of the police ended at the bridge. tree →
• Fare evasion means riding a bus without paying. tree →
• The reporter would not accept another evasion. tree →
• For the third time Dullhead asked for his bride, but again the King tried to make some evasion, and demanded a ship ‘which could sail on land or water! tree →

note

Countable and uncountable. Evasive (adjective) describes someone who avoids answering. Tax evasion (illegal) and tax avoidance (legal but sometimes unfair) are different.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «evasion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.