abscond
verb (used without object)
to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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"In dealing with a lot of older cases there have been some people who will have absconded before we get to this point."
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023
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