To circumvent something is to find a way around it. Sometimes people use the word to describe the act of avoiding or breaking the law.
He circumvented the security measures to get into the building.
The company circumvented the law by paying the workers in cash instead of using the required social security number.
verb
To avoid or get around something; to bypass
verb
To surround or besiege
verb
To outwit or outsmart
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The act is circumvented in most of the colonies.
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It is not the job of the bot approval group to circumvent that.
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It was possible to circumvent the village through the attics of these houses.
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He left the system, refusing to circumvent the law.
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The second rule is used to circumvent the first rule.
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This is to circumvent the ruling from the lawsuit described below.
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Making compensation or reparations could circumvent the anathema of the Church.
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In fact, the suggestion itself circumvents the entire mediation process.
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It appeared that the actions of the demon might circumvent the second law.
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He willingly circumvents the rules in an attempt to supplant the Composer.