circumvention

English

Etymology

From Latin circumventio.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈvɛnʃən/
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Noun

circumvention (countable and uncountable, plural circumventions)

The act of evading or going around (bypassing).
The act of prevailing over another by fraud or deception
Synonyms: deception, fraud, imposture, delusion
- 1782–1785, William Cowper, “(please specify the page)”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], →OCLC:
  a school in which he learns sly circumvention

Related terms

Translations

bypassing

Catalan: circumvalació f
German: Umgehung (de)
Spanish: circumvalación f

act of prevailing

German: Überlistung
Sanskrit: कपट (sa) m or n (kapaṭa)

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