circumvention
pronunciation
How to pronounce circumvention in British English:
UK [ˌsɜ:kəm'venʃn]
How to pronounce circumvention in American English:
US [ˌsɜkəm'venʃn]
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- Noun:
- the act of evading by going around
Word Origin
- circumvention (n.)
- early 15c., from Latin circumventionem (nominative circumventio), noun of action from past participle stem of circumvenire "to get around" (see circumvent).
Example
- 1. These foreign-owned banks would also have to show pay received outside the uk to avoid any circumvention of the rule .
- 2. But its creator , sho ho , says that foe could be particularly hard to block and could work in concert with other circumvention technologies .
- 3. Once this happens , change can come only through reform or circumvention of the institutions .
- 4. On improvement of our anti - circumvention legislation .
- 5. Restrictive factors and circumvention of local service-oriented government 's strategic .