Evasion

E*va"sion (?), n. [L. evasio: cf. F. évasion. See Evade.] The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.

Thou . . . by evasions thy crime uncoverest more.
Milton.

Syn. -- Shift; subterfuge; shuffling; prevarication; equivocation.