noun (n)

• a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  equivocation
  

  source: wordnet30
• the deliberate act of failing to pay money(noun.act)

  Example:
  His evasion of all his creditors.
  

  Synonym:
  nonpayment
  Antonym:
  defrayal, defrayment, payment
  

  source: wordnet30
• nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do(noun.act)

  Example:
  His evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible.
  

  Synonym:
  dodging, escape
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.(noun)

  source: webster1913