a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

[ Syn: equivocation ]

the deliberate act of failing to pay money; his evasion of all his creditors; he was indicted for nonpayment

[ Syn: nonpayment ]

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 ]

the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver