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Meanings of evasion in English

Portuguese
evasão
Catalan
equívoc

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

        evasão

        Nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do.

              The deliberate act of failing to pay money.

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                  Examples for "nonpayment"
                  Examples for "nonpayment"
                  1
                  Coface provides credit insurance to protect companies against potential nonpayment by their customers.
                  Reuters
                  2
                  The business was evicted from its building for nonpayment of rent.
                  Reuters
                  3
                  Their nonpayment to Eskom has proved to be the final straw.
                  The South African
                  4
                  Tesla is sued by his lawyer for nonpayment of a loan.
                  The fantastic inventions of Nikola Tesla
                  5
                  We all knew the finance company had repossessed Tronstad's original Ford F-350 for nonpayment.
                  The smoke room: a novel of suspense
                  Usage of evasion in English
                  1
                  Crimes such as tax evasion, pollution and physical assaults all have victims.
                  The Irish Times
                  2
                  Tax evasion and avoidance cost European states one trillion euros per year.
                  Radio NZ
                  3
                  She added that she expected progress on the issue of tax evasion.
                  Reuters
                  4
                  Tax evasion was never the aim of the tax treaties, Dolstra said.
                  Reuters
                  5
                  The surprise government move is aimed at tackling corruption and tax evasion.
                  BBC
                  6
                  It is impossible to properly fight tax evasion in such statistical fog.
                  The Guardian
                  7
                  His trial for tax evasion was later described as a legal lynching.
                  The Neutronium Alchemist
                  8
                  And some of it is coming from increased taxation including tax evasion.
                  The new yorker
                  9
                  So that's how we, they have five tax evasion cases against us.
                  Wired
                  10
                  Tax evasion is at the core of the world's shadow financial system.
                  The South African
                  11
                  The facts of tax evasion, as we now know them, bear repetition.
                  The Irish Times
                  12
                  A plan that isn't motivated by the need for flight and evasion.
                  The Hunger Games
                  13
                  Chinese customs sometimes use smuggling as a broader term for tax evasion.
                  Reuters
                  14
                  Further, evasion of immune control cannot fully explain their enhanced metastatic properties.
                  Pubmed
                  15
                  He also was acquitted, at the time, of tax fraud and evasion.
                  Ebony
                  16
                  Corruption and tax evasion have been rampant -and gone largely unpunished.
                  Reuters
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                  Translations for evasion
                  Portuguese
                  evasão
                  Evasion through the time
                  Evasion across language varieties
                  Ireland
                  Common
                  New Zealand
                  Common
                  United States of America
                  Common
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