evasion
noun
eva·sion
i-ˈvā-zhən 
ē-
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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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In 2022, the company agreed to pay roughly $60 million (55.8 million euros) to settle a tax evasion investigation in Italy.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
American Speed follows the three race car-driving Whittington brothers, two of whom were involved in the IMSA scandal in the 1980s that saw numerous drivers charged with funding their racing through money from drug smuggling, tax evasion and laundering.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
The law was meant to crack down on tax evasion, but many Americans living abroad have found the compliance burden to be untenable.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
The Metropolitan Transit System is cracking down on fare evasion after the rate at which riders didn't pay skyrocketed beginning in 2022.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
American Speed follows the three race car-driving Whittington brothers, two of whom were involved in the IMSA scandal in the 1980s that saw numerous drivers charged with funding their racing through money from drug smuggling, tax evasion and laundering.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
The law was meant to crack down on tax evasion, but many Americans living abroad have found the compliance burden to be untenable.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
The Metropolitan Transit System is cracking down on fare evasion after the rate at which riders didn't pay skyrocketed beginning in 2022.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Evasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evasion. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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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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