Avoid
Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Get rid of and avoid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Get rid of" instead a verb "Avoid".
Get rid of
Get rid of verb - Dispose of.
Avoid and get rid of are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Avoid" instead a verb "Get rid of".
Both terms in one sentence
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Mariah and Shades avoid prosecution and seem to have plans for Harlem, especially after she manages to get rid of Luke for a while.
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Justified, since firearms laws are incredibly strict in Hong Kong and as an undercover gang member, he'd want to get rid of the weapon as soon as possible to avoid suspicion.
Source: Video Game / Sleeping Dogs -
Not only can Cate now carry bodies, but other Mooks will use their own vaporizing liquids to get rid of their comrades' bodies to avoid the paperwork (a Soviet soldier even says so).
Source: No Body Left Behind
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