E-vā′sion, n.

n. [Lat. evadere, erasum; Fr. évasion, Sp. evasión, It. evasione. See EVADE.] The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, an accusation or charge, or an interrogation, and the like.

Thus by evasions thy crime uncoverest more. Milton.

Synonyms— Shift; subterfuge; shuffling; prevarication; equivocation.