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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Bill Bratton, who served as the chief of the New York City Transit Police and then as the city’s police commissioner during the crime peak in the 1990s, explicitly attributed his crackdown on petty crimes, such as graffiti and fare evasion, to Kelling and Wilson.
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Elizabeth Glazer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Ellis was convicted last month of seven counts of robbery and felony evasion; he was also found to have had two previous strike convictions and multiple aggravating factors during the trial, the DA's Office said.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Those players were found guilty of tax evasion but avoided prison time thanks to a provision that allows a judge to waive sentences under two years in length for first-time offenders.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
In 2023, Shakira settled a separate tax evasion suit related to the period 2012-2014.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
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Elizabeth Glazer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Ellis was convicted last month of seven counts of robbery and felony evasion; he was also found to have had two previous strike convictions and multiple aggravating factors during the trial, the DA's Office said.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Those players were found guilty of tax evasion but avoided prison time thanks to a provision that allows a judge to waive sentences under two years in length for first-time offenders.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
In 2023, Shakira settled a separate tax evasion suit related to the period 2012-2014.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
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“Evasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evasion. Accessed 21 May. 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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