abscond
verb (used without object)
to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution.
absconder
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a word derived from
abscond.
Example Sentences
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Acting Principal Magistrate Cheng Lim-chi said the defendant clearly knew that his daughter was an absconder and that the insurance policy met the legal definition of funds that belonged to her.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
The jury ruled that staff "failed to adequately supervise and secure the therapy room which was fitted with windows that Miss Powell, a frequent absconder, might reasonably believe she could escape through".
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2024
Later, he was declared an absconder after failing to return.
From Reuters ● Oct. 19, 2023
He failed to turn himself in after the challenge proved unsuccessful and was considered “an absconder illegally in this country,” a prosecutor wrote in a sentencing memo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
The absconder is often too inarticulate and ill at ease to give a clear picture of what was in his mind when he went away.
From Broken Homes A Study of Family Desertion and its Social Treatment by Joanna C. Colcord
