circumvention

English

Etymology

From Latin circumventio.

Noun

circumvention (countable and uncountable, plural circumventions)

The act of evading by going around (bypassing).
The act of prevailing over another by fraud or deception
Synonyms: deception, fraud, imposture, delusion
- William Cowper
  a school in which he learns sly circumvention

Translations

bypassing

Catalan: circumvalació f
German: Umgehung (de)

Spanish: circumvalación f

act of prevailing

German: Überlistung

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