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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
(noun) nonpayment
the deliberate act of failing to pay money
his evasion of all his creditors; he was indicted for nonpayment
(noun) equivocation
a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth