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circumvention

[ sur-kuhm-ven-shuhn ]

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noun

the act of bypassing or going around something:
Taking the northern route, to allow circumvention of the mountains, made the journey twice as long.
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.

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Word History and Origins

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin ��ܳ��Գپ�ō��-, stem of ��ܳ��Գپ�ō “a coming around, surrounding; oppression,” equivalent to circumvent ( def ) + -ion ( def )

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Diko said that "the law is clear on compliance" and, crucially added, that "cutting corners and circumvention is not an option - least of all to appease business interests".

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Indeed, students spoke furtively of the dark arts of circumvention.

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“This took a tremendous amount of research and tremendous amount of knowledge on the technical end regarding the circumvention of security systems and surveillance,” he said.

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“We expect financial institutions will undertake every effort to ensure that they are not witting or unwitting facilitators of circumvention and evasion,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement announcing the order.

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Little wonder some of them are exploring legal options to prevent the circumvention of an auction process they had girded themselves for.

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