draft evasion

collocation in English

meaningsofdraftandevasion

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draft
adjective[before noun]
uk
/drɑːft/us
/dræft/
A draft plan, document, etc. is in its first form, including the main points but not all ...
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evasion
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪˈveɪ.ʒən/us
/ɪˈveɪ.ʒən/
the act of avoiding something ...
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(Definition ofdraftandevasionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In these circumstances, physicians can play a crucial role if they choose to abetdraftevasion.
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To make a case,draftevasionmust exemplify a last-resort means to avoid injustice and meet the test of utility.
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In response, we surmise that some physicians who abetdraftevasionare answering to a higher moral principle that transcends both the law and bioethics.
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Gaming the system is close to abettingdraftevasionwith one significant difference.
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Althoughdraftevasionis illegal, it is not a public act.
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Consider the two sides ofdraftevasion.
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Draftevasionby any means may save one person, but endanger another who must take his place.
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Draftevasion, however, invokes the specter of just war and places the relationship between medicine and civil disobedience in a somewhat different light.
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The law took effect in 2004 and applied to subsequent draftees and those serving prison terms fordraftevasion.
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In 1973, he won adraftevasiontrial on basis of conscientious objection.
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Draftevasionwas widespread, and conscription efforts resulted in protests and riots, even in eastern areas.
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John and his brother assumed they had nothing to worry about, but after they went home the police were informed of the allegeddraftevasion.
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