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cancellation(law, continue)
4
delay(escape, entertainment, relaxation, diversion)
4
inertia
4
turning away(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
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abolishment(law, continue)
3
antipathy(dislike, opposition, hostility, disgust)
3
defeasance(law, continue)
3
equivocation(deception, escape, excuse, dodge)
3
forestalling(stop, halt, anticipation, stoppage)
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refraining(moderation, self-control, patience, abstinence)
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voidance(law, continue)
2
annihilation(law, continue)
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averting
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bypass
2
declination
2
departure(break, retreat, freedom, withdrawal)
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desertion(break, escape, freedom, departure)
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disdain
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eluding
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escapism(entertainment, relaxation, diversion, evasion)
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