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  2. Evasion - Wikipedia

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    Evasion (ethics), a deceptive act; Evasion (law), to avoid government mandate through specious means (tax evasion, for example) Evasion (network security), techniques to by-pass network security devices; Evasion (numismatics), close copy of a coin with just enough deviation in design and/or legend to avoid violating counterfeit laws

  3. Evasion (ethics) - Wikipedia

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    In ethics, evasion is an act that deceives by stating a true statement that is irrelevant or leads to a false conclusion.For instance, a man knows that another man is in a room in the building because he heard him, but in answer to a question, says "I have not seen him", thereby avoiding both lying and making a revelation.

  4. List of words derived from toponyms - Wikipedia

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    Laconic, (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words. From Laconia Ancient Sparta (Greece) Left Bank, style of life, fashion, or "look" — "Left Bank", left bank of the Seine (facing downstream) in Paris; Leghorn chicken — after Leghorn, historical name for Livorno, Italy; Lesbian, female homosexual — Lesbos, island in ...

  5. Evasion (law) - Wikipedia

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    As the translated names necessarily imply, the key is an intention to displace the normal operation of the legal system. Sometimes, that intention is obvious. On other occasions, it is for the courts to decide whether a sufficient intention can be imputed.

  6. Lists of pejorative terms for people - Wikipedia

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    List of ethnic slurs. List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity; List of common nouns derived from ethnic group names; List of religious slurs; A list of LGBT slang, including LGBT-related slurs; List of age-related terms with negative connotations; List of disability-related terms with negative connotations; Category:Sex- and gender ...

  7. List of military tactics - Wikipedia

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    Penetration of the center: This involves exploiting a gap in the enemy line to drive directly to the enemy's command or base.Two ways of accomplishing this are separating enemy forces then using a reserve to exploit the gap (e.g., Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC)) or having fast, elite forces smash at a weak spot (or an area where your elites are at their best in striking power) and using reserves ...

  8. List of types of fraud - Wikipedia

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    In law, fraud is an intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law or criminal law, or it may cause no loss of money, property, or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong. [1]

  9. Slippery slope - Wikipedia

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    [2] [4]: 186 With strict implication, p will imply z, but if at each step the probability is 90%, for example, then the more steps there are, the less likely it becomes that p will cause z. A slippery slope argument is typically a negative argument where there is an attempt to discourage someone from taking a course of action because if they do ...