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- DictionaryAb·scond/abˈskänd/
verb
- 1. leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft: "she absconded with the remaining thousand dollars"
Abscond means to leave secretly and suddenly, especially to avoid being caught, punished, or put on trial. The word typically implies that someone has left because they have done something wrong and want to avoid any consequences.
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: 1. to go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from somewhere: 2. to go away suddenly and…. Learn more.
Definitions of abscond. verb. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along. “the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe”. synonyms: absquatulate, bolt, decamp, go off, make off, run off. see more.
[intransitive] abscond (with something) to leave secretly and take with you something, especially money, that does not belong to you. He absconded with the company funds.
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.
