evasion
Noun
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subtypes:
- circumlocution, indirect expression - an indirect way of expressing something
- doublespeak - any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not
- hedge, hedging - an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
- cavil, quibble, quiddity - an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
same as: equivocation -
is a type of: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)subtypes: tax evasion - the deliberate failure to pay taxes (usually by making a false report)same as: nonpayment
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is a type of: carelessness, neglect, negligence, nonperformance - failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstancessubtypes:
- escape mechanism - a form of behavior that evades unpleasant realities
- malingering, skulking - evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated
- goldbricking, goofing off, shirking, slacking, soldiering - the evasion of work or duty
- circumvention - the act of evading by going around
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