evasion
/ɪˈveɪʒən/ noun C1- The act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.
Plural evasions
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This inherent aversion to culpability gives rise to the phenomenon of the non-apology, a linguistic masterpiece of deflection and evasion.
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