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GPS devices are generally seen by probation officials, prosecutors and judges as reducing the risk that a defendant will abscond or commit a new crime.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024

The ACLU's Somil Trivedi said, "Release conditions should be related to public safety or flight" — in other words, the risk that the defendant will abscond.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2020

It said the arrest warrant against him needed to be maintained because “there is still a risk that he will abscond or evade justice”.

From The Guardian • Sep. 16, 2016

The key issue in an extradition case is whether there's a risk that the person will abscond, and in Assange's case, he couldn't give a permanent address in the U.K., which is a major factor.

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2010

He will abscond with the loot unless Ford gives him his daughter's hand and a general managership.

From Time Magazine Archive