evasion

Noun

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

• nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
  • his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible
    
  • that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive
    

• the deliberate act of failing to pay money
  • his evasion of all his creditors
    
  • he was indicted for nonpayment
    

• a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  escape , dodging , nonpayment , equivocation
• Antonyms: 
  payment , defrayal , defrayment