circumvention

[ sur-kuhm-ven-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of bypassing or going around something: Taking the northern route, to allow circumvention of the mountains, made the journey twice as long.

  2. the act of avoiding, evading, or forestalling something, often by cleverness or deception: Thorough consultation before implementing an innovation allows for the circumvention of potential risks.

Origin of circumvention

1
First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin circumventiōn-, stem of circumventiō “a coming around, surrounding; oppression,” equivalent to circumvent + -ion

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