circumvention

From Latin circumventio, equivalent to circumvent +‎ -ion.

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈvɛnʃən/

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circumvention (countable and uncountable, plural circumventions)

1. The act of evading or going around (bypassing).
2. 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

• circumvent
• circumvental