evasion of law

  • 71conscientious objector — n. A person who refuses to serve in the armed forces due to ethical, moral, or religious objections to war. See also pacifist The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.… …

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  • 72deception — de·cep·tion /di sep shən/ n 1: an act of deceiving 2: something that deceives: deceit Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 73income — in·come n: a gain or recurrent benefit usu. measured in money that derives from capital or labor; also: the amount of such gain received in a period of time an income of $20,000 a year Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 74dereliction — der·e·lic·tion /ˌder ə lik shən/ n 1 a: an intentional abandonment b: a state of being abandoned 2: a recession of water leaving permanently dry land 3: an intentional or conscious neglect derelictio …

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  • 75officer of the court — index administrator, attorney, esquire Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 officer of the court …

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  • 76sham — 1 / sham/ n: something that is false, deceptive, misleading, or otherwise not genuine sham 2 adj: not genuine: intended to mislead or deceive: false illusory the sale for one dollar was a sham transfer of property Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of… …

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  • 77duplicity — du·plic·i·ty /dü pli sə tē, dyü / n pl ties [Late Latin duplicitat duplicitas duality, double dealing, from Latin duplex twofold] 1: the use of deceptive words or actions 2: the use of more than one claim, allegation, or defense in a single… …

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  • 78tax shelter — n: an entity (as a partnership) or investment plan or arrangement whose principal purpose is the avoidance or evasion of income tax; also: an interest offered or purchased on the premise that it will provide favorable tax consequences purchased… …

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  • 79dodge — index abscond, avoid (evade), avoidance (evasion), contrivance, deception, default, elude …

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  • 80pretext — I noun affectation, alibi, alleged purpose, alleged reason, camouflage, charade, claim, cover, deception, defense, disguise, evasion, excuse, fabrication, false appearance, false ground, false motive, false pretense, false reason, false show,… …

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