Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

evasion

evasion (e*vā"zhun) , noun

[Latin evasio: compare French évasion. See Evade.]

The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.
Thou... by evasions thy crime uncoverest more. — Milton