Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Evasion \E*va"sion\, n. [L. evasio: cf. F. ['e]vasion. See
   {Evade}.]
   The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of
   an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful
   means of eluding.

         Thou . . . by evasions thy crime uncoverest more.
                                                  --Milton.

   Syn: Shift; subterfuge; shuffling; prevarication;
        equivocation.

Source : WordNet®

evasion
     n 1: a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly
          avoids an unpleasant truth [syn: {equivocation}]
     2: the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of
        all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment" [syn:
         {nonpayment}] [ant: {payment}]
     3: nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or
        trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his
        clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the
        consequences is possible but unattractive" [syn: {escape},
         {dodging}]
     4: the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent
        or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit
        maneuver