evitatio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

ēvītātĭo, ōnis, f. [1. evito],

an avoiding (post - Aug.): malorum, Quint. 5, 10, 33: periculi, Sen. Q. N. 2, 39: fastidii, Vop. Aur. 22.