avoidance
Americannoun
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the act of avoiding or keeping away from.
the avoidance of scandal; the avoidance of one's neighbors.
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Law. a making void; annulment.
Other Word Forms
- nonavoidance noun
Etymology
Origin of avoidance
Example Sentences
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In ecologically sensitive parts of the park, called “avoidance areas,” a “Natural Resource Advisor must be consulted during wildfire suppression planning and response.”
From Los Angeles Times
So how did a strategist known for risk avoidance and careful planning allow his triumphant restoration to be engulfed in chaos?
From Washington Post
District Judge Lewis Kaplan said both sides overestimated the potential benefits, and that he could "achieve appropriate conservation of judicial resources and avoidance of inconsistent rulings" in separate trials.
From Reuters
And the Gateway Pundit, a conspiratorial website with a large far-right following that often pushes narratives helpful to Mr. Trump, declared “The Silence is Deafening”in its headline about Mr. DeSantis’s avoidance of the matter.
From New York Times
Ever persistent, legislators have now devised a fancy new avoidance of the PRA: “Legislative privilege,” they call it.
From Seattle Times
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