Examples of evasion in a Sentence
He was arrested for tax evasion.
They came up with an evasion of the law to keep all the land for themselves.
His reply was nothing but careful evasions.
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The agency late last year also increased the number of citable violations from five — including fare evasion, eating or drinking onboard, smoking, or incorrectly using a discount ticket — to 25.
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Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
He was medically cleared and booked into the South County Placer County Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, felony evasion and resisting an executive officer.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
The marvel of the play, and of this keenly staged and performed production, is its emotional volatility, the quiver of truth behind the percolating dialogue of evasion or shaming accusation.
—Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Lavin was eventually sentenced to 42 years in prison on drug trafficking and tax evasion charges, but ultimately got his sentence reduced to 21 years on appeal.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
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Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
He was medically cleared and booked into the South County Placer County Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, felony evasion and resisting an executive officer.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
The marvel of the play, and of this keenly staged and performed production, is its emotional volatility, the quiver of truth behind the percolating dialogue of evasion or shaming accusation.
—Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Lavin was eventually sentenced to 42 years in prison on drug trafficking and tax evasion charges, but ultimately got his sentence reduced to 21 years on appeal.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Evasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evasion. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
evasion
noun
eva·sion
i-ˈvā-zhən 
1
: a means of evading
2
: the act or an instance of evading : escape
tax evasion
Legal Definition
evasion
noun
eva·sion
i-ˈvā-zhən
1
: a means of evading
2
: the act or an instance of evading see also tax evasion
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