evasion of truth

evasion of truth
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  • evasion — eva·sion /i vā zhən/ n 1: a means of evading 2: the act or an instance of evading see also tax evasion Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • Evasion (ethics) — Evasion is, in ethics, an act that deceives by stating a true statement that is irrelevant or leads to a false conclusion. For instance, a man knows that another man is in a room in the building because he heard him, but in answer to a question,… …   Wikipedia

  • evasion — UK [ɪˈveɪʒ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms evasion : singular evasion plural evasions 1) [uncountable] the practice of avoiding doing something that you should do his evasion of all responsibility tax evasion 2) [countable/uncountable] something that… …   English dictionary

  • evasion — e|va|sion [ ı veıʒn ] noun 1. ) uncount the practice of avoiding doing something that you should do: his evasion of all responsibility tax evasion 2. ) count or uncount something you say in order to avoid telling the truth about something: Voters …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Evasion (Objectivism) — In the Objectivist philosophy, and in theories of psychology whose authors are influenced by that philosophy, evasion is the refusal to think about a specific subject. Unlike a person who is ignorant (lacks knowledge about a subject), a person… …   Wikipedia

  • evasion — An act of eluding, dodging, or avoiding, or avoidance by artifice. City of Wink v. Griffith Amusement Co., 129 Tex. 40, 100 S.W.2d 695, 701. A subtle endeavoring to set aside truth or to escape the punishment of the law. Tax evasion is to be… …   Black's law dictionary

  • evasion — An act of eluding, dodging, or avoiding, or avoidance by artifice. City of Wink v. Griffith Amusement Co., 129 Tex. 40, 100 S.W.2d 695, 701. A subtle endeavoring to set aside truth or to escape the punishment of the law. Tax evasion is to be… …   Black's law dictionary

  • evasion —    a lie    More than merely an avoidance of the truth:     I should say she indulged in certain evasions. (Styron, 1976) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • evasion — [ɪˈveɪʒ(ə)n] noun 1) [U] the practice of avoiding doing something that you should do 2) [C/U] something that you say in order to avoid telling the truth about something …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • partial truth — index evasion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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