circumvention

Definition of Circumvention in English :

1. circumvention

the act of evading by going around

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Circumvention

verb (transitive)

1.

to evade or go around

2.

to outwit

3.

to encircle (an enemy) so as to intercept or capture

verb transitive

1.

to surround or circle around

2.

to surround or encircle with evils, enmity, etc.; entrap

3.

to get the better of or prevent from happening by craft or ingenuity

tr.v. cir·cum·vent·ed, cir·cum·vent·ing, cir·cum·vents

1. To go around; bypass: circumvented the city.

2. To avoid or get around by artful maneuvering: circumvented the bureaucratic red tape.

3. To surround (an enemy, for example); enclose or entrap.