1. act of not going near: the act of keeping away from somebody or something
2. act of not doing something: the act of refraining from doing something or preventing something from happening
3. law act of making something invalid: the act of making something void or invalid
Word Usage
avoidance or evasion?
The difference between these two nouns corresponds to the difference between avoid and evade. In particular, tax avoidance means a legal method of reducing a liability to pay taxes, whereas tax evasion means an illegal method.
