evasion vs hedging

evasion and hedging both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
evasion	Yes	No	No	No
hedging	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hedging is a hyponym of evasion; that is, hedging is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than evasion:

evasion: a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
hedging: an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement

Other hyponyms of evasion include circumlocution, indirect expression, doublespeak, hedge, cavil, quibble, quiddity.

evasion (noun)	hedging (noun)
the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver	an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do	any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
the deliberate act of failing to pay money
a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth