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evasion

/ɪˈveɪʒn/noun

उच्चारण इवेज़न

(कर्तव्य या ज़िम्मेदारी से) बचना, चोरी

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noun
  1. 1

    [U, C]

    the act of avoiding somebody or of avoiding something that you are supposed to do

    (कर्तव्य या ज़िम्मेदारी से) बचना, चोरी

    • tax evasion
    • He was charged with evasion of customs duty.

    Synonyms avoidance dodging escape shirking

    Opposite compliance fulfilment

  2. 2

    [C, U]

    a statement or an action that avoids dealing with a subject or answering a question directly

    टालमटोल, गोलमोल जवाब

    • The minister's reply was full of evasions.
    • She answered without evasion.

    Synonyms equivocation prevarication hedging fudging

    Opposite directness frankness candour

◇Word family
evade verbevasive adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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Do not confuse tax evasion (illegally not paying the tax you owe) and tax avoidance (legally arranging your affairs to pay less tax).

Tax evasion (देय कर को गैरकानूनी ढंग से न चुकाना) और tax avoidance (कानूनी तरीकों से कम कर देना) को आपस में confuse मत कीजिए।