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verb
- 1. leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape from custody or avoid arrest: "the barman absconded with a week's takings"
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to go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from somewhere: abscond from She absconded from boarding school and hitchhiked to the city. Two prisoners absconded last night. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Running away and escaping. abscond from somewhere. abscond with someone/something. back away. back off. bail out.
Abscond is a word most often used in formal writing for when someone is running and hiding from the law, often with cash or other ill-gotten gains. In legal circles it’s used specifically when someone flies like an eagle from a jurisdiction to evade the legal process, as in “absconded from parole.”
Abscond definition: to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution. See examples of ABSCOND used in a sentence.
Abscond is to escape, often taking something along. As a kid, you may have absconded from your lemonade stand — with the coffee can of cash in hand, and your bewildered sister still filling cups for your customers.
to go away suddenly and secretly because you have stolen something, usually money: abscond with They think they know who absconded with the funds from the bake sale. abscond with humorous Someone absconded with my pen. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. verb. If someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission. [formal] He was ordered to appear the following day, but absconded. [VERB] A dozen inmates have absconded from Forest Jail in the past year. [VERB + from] Synonyms: escape, flee, get away, bolt More Synonyms of abscond. 2. verb.
ABSCOND definition: to leave somewhere suddenly without permission because you want to escape, or because you have…. Learn more.
