Meaning of fare evasion | Babel Free

Definitions

The act of travelling on public transport without paying, by deliberately not buying a required ticket to travel.

uncountable

Examples

“These [putting feet on seats and leaving rubbish behind] are officially among the worst habits revealed by staff working on Northern's trains and at stations. Other bugbears include playing music through loudspeakers, not giving way to passengers getting off the train and actually illegal activities such as fare evasion and vaping in enclosed spaces. The list of misdeeds was released by the operator on March 3 to coincide with Employee Appreciation Day.”

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