abscond

(ăb-skŏnd')
intr.v., -scond·ed, -scond·ing, -sconds.
To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution.

[Latin abscondere, to hide : abs-, ab-, away; see ab-¹ + condere, to put.]

absconder ab·scond'er n.

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verb

To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation: break out, decamp, escape, flee, fly, get away, run away. Informal skip (out). Slang lam. Regional absquatulate. Idioms: blowflythe coop, cut and run, give someone the slip, make a getaway, take flight, take it on the lam. See free/unfree.

v

Definition: leave confinement or threat, run away
Antonyms: abide, continue, endure, give up, remain, stay, stop, yield

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To go in a clandestine manner out of the jurisdiction of the courts, or to lie concealed, in order to avoid their process. To hide, conceal, or absent oneself clandestinely, with the intent to avoid legal process. To postpone limitations. To flee from arresting or prosecuting officers of the state.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

v.i.

To "move in a mysterious way," commonly with the property of another.

    Spring beckons!  All things to the call respond;
    The trees are leaving and cashiers abscond.
                                                             Phela Orm

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• Secrecy and Concealment - abscond: (vb) depart secretly

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - stikke af, rømme

Nederlands (Dutch)
heimelijk en haastig vertrekken, arrestatie ontwijken

Français (French)
v. intr. - s'enfuir

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich den Gesetzen entziehen, flüchten, bei Nacht und Nebel verschwinden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γίνομαι άφαντος, την κοπανάω, φεύγω κρυφά, (νομ.) φυγοδικώ

Italiano (Italian)
rendersi latitante, sfuggire ai creditori (dir)

Português (Portuguese)
v. - esconder-se, ocultar-se, fugir com algo

Русский (Russian)
скрываться, бежать (от суда)

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - ocultarse, esconderse, fugarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avvika, försvinna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
潜逃, 逃亡, 避债

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 潛逃, 逃亡, 避債

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 도망하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 逃亡する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮ברח בחשאי, התחמק‬

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