circumvention

[ US /ˌsɝkəmˈvɛntʃən/ ]
[ UK /sˌɜːkəmvˈɛnʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. the act of evading by going around
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How To Use circumvention In A Sentence

  • USIA was disbanded, but the diplomats of the State Department have little interest in upsetting other countries by defending broadcasting or circumvention efforts. The VOA Is Losing Its Voice
  • Anybody can get around this blockage if they know how to use what is called circumvention technology. No Quick Fixes for Internet Freedom
  • Sound recordings, and audiovisual works associated with those sound recordings, distributed in compact disc format and protected by technological protection measures that control access to lawfully purchased works and create or exploit security flaws or vulnerabilities that compromise the security of personal computers, when circumvention is accomplished solely for the purpose of good faith testing, investigating, or correcting such security flaws or vulnerabilities. Boing Boing: November 19, 2006 - November 25, 2006 Archives
  • Whereas, the use of anti-circumvention measures to by pass these locks is often prohibited; and Blind Canadians adopt copyright resolutions
  • The court held that the statute did not invalidate the tenancy agreement but merely regulated its circumvention through the imposition of fines.
  • Lawyer - One skilled in the circumvention of the law. Ambrose Bierce 
  • Lawyer - One skilled in the circumvention of the law. Ambrose Bierce 
  • Rebecca Tushnet: I’m here to support the EFF’s proposed exemption for AV works on DVD where circumvention is undertaken for the purpose of extracting clips for inclusion in noninfringing noncommercial video. Archive 2009-05-01
  • Also on April 27 measures laying down sanctions against speculation and the circumvention of price controls were announced.
  • The issue is whether movie clips are readily available without having to engage in circumvention. Archive 2009-05-01
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