evasion
noun
eva·sion
i-ˈvā-zhən 
ē-
Examples of evasion in a Sentence
He was arrested for tax evasion.
They came up with an evasion of the law to keep all the land for themselves.
His reply was nothing but careful evasions.
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The Chrisley Knows Best stars were serving time after being convicted of tax evasion and bank fraud in 2022.
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Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 7 July 2025
The former married former reality stars were convicted of tax evasion and defrauding community banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans to fund their luxurious lifestyle.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
With his camp sensibility [Puig] pinpoints so accurately the kitsch euphemisms, the everyday language of evasion.
—Suzanne Jill Levine
june 30, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
The roughly nine-month trial — which was briefly delayed for a day when Hugo-Martinez suffered chest pains and was rushed to the hospital while Hoover was on the stand — ended in December with a federal jury convicting Hoover on four counts of tax evasion.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
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Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 7 July 2025
The former married former reality stars were convicted of tax evasion and defrauding community banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans to fund their luxurious lifestyle.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
With his camp sensibility [Puig] pinpoints so accurately the kitsch euphemisms, the everyday language of evasion.
—Suzanne Jill Levine
june 30, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
The roughly nine-month trial — which was briefly delayed for a day when Hugo-Martinez suffered chest pains and was rushed to the hospital while Hoover was on the stand — ended in December with a federal jury convicting Hoover on four counts of tax evasion.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
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“Evasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evasion. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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evasion
noun
eva·sion
i-ˈvā-zhən
1
: a means of evading
2
: the act or an instance of evading : escape
tax evasion
Legal Definition
evasion
noun
eva·sion
i-ˈvā-zhən
1
: a means of evading
2
: the act or an instance of evading see also tax evasion
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