The act of avoiding responsibility; shirking one's duties or liability by evading blame or passing it on to others.
彼はミスの責任回避のために、部下に責任を押しつけた。
He shifted the blame onto his subordinate to avoid responsibility for the mistake.
責任回避ばかりしていると、社内での信頼を失う。
If you keep avoiding responsibility, you'll lose trust within the company.
経営陣の責任回避が問題の長期化を招いた。
The management's avoidance of responsibility prolonged the problem.