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   abscond

   /əbˈskɒnd/

   verb

   • 1. leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape from custody or avoid arrest: "the barman absconded with a week's takings"
   • ▪ (of a person on bail) fail to surrender oneself for custody at the appointed time: "charges of absconding while on bail"
   • ▪ (of a colony of honeybees, especially Africanized ones) entirely abandon a hive or nest.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘hide, conceal oneself’): from Latin abscondere ‘hide’, from ab- ‘away, from’ + condere ‘stow’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. absconder noun

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   ABSCOND definition: 1. to go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from somewhere: 2. to go away suddenly and…. Learn more.

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   Definition of abscond verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   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.

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   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.

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   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.

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   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.”

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   ABSCOND definition: to leave somewhere suddenly without permission because you want to escape, or because you have…. Learn more.

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   Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French abscondre; Latin abscondere.

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    abscond meaning, definition, what is abscond: to escape from a place where you are bei...: Learn more.

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    Abscond definition: To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution.