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What is the noun for evasiveness?

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evader
  1. A person who evades something.
  2. (historical, WW2) An allied pilot shot down over enemy territory who escaped back to his own side.
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    1. “Unhappy customers, cranky neighbours, disgruntled former spouses and business competitors may be willing to turn in a suspected tax evader.”
      “For instance, an evader could be required to assume responsibility for the collecting body's legal costs.”
      “Any tax evader who comes under scrutiny finally ends up paying penalties though taxmen tended to be careful with VIPs among defaulters for fear of lawsuits.”
evasion
  1. The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.
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    1. “But this evasion of conflict still remained a problem.”
      “No, I will not patronise you with clever evasions.”
      “Income tax receipts also include money netted by the Revenue Commissioners from its special investigations into tax evasion.”
evasiveness
  1. The quality of being evasive.
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    1. “He suggests that such evasiveness often occurs because of concerns about giving away the plot.”
      “It was a dismal campaign characterised by public apathy and political evasiveness.”
      “Such evasiveness not only works to the advantage of religious conservatives but hampers attempts to articulate a coherent religious left agenda.”
evadee
  1. Someone who evades.
    1. Someone who evades capture, particularly military personnel in enemy or neutral territory.
evasivenesses
evasions
  1. plural of evasion
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    1. “No answer was forthcoming, just the patended evasions of the typical west-hating anti-war gasbag.”
      “Instead, his speech to the UN assembly was full of high-sounding generalities and evasions.”
      “Instead we shall be presented once more with weasel words, evasions and probably downright lies from the government's legal apologist.”
evaders
evadees
  1. plural of evadee
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