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abscondence

American  
[ab-skon-duhns] / æbˈskɒn dəns /

noun

  1. hiding, especially to avoid legal proceedings.

Etymology

Origin of abscondence

First recorded in 1875–80; abscond + -ence

Example Sentences

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So listening to the warnings of his friends, he fled into hiding somewhere in the city of London, "a place of retirement and abscondence."

From English Literature for Boys and Girls by Marshall, H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth)

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