Meaning & use
Absconds
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Leaves hurriedly and secretly, especially to avoid arrest, legal trouble, or detection.
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The suspect absconds from custody whenever he senses the police closing in.
Company policy states that any employee who absconds with client funds will face prosecution.
A note on using this word
Absconds is the third-person singular form of 'abscond,' from the Latin 'abscondere,' meaning 'to hide away,' and is most often used in legal or criminal contexts.
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