ABSCOND


Meaning of ABSCOND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ æbskɒnd ]

( absconds, absconding, absconded)

1.

If someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission. ( FORMAL )

He was ordered to appear the following day, but absconded...

A dozen inmates have absconded from Forest Jail in the past year.

= run away

VERB : V , V from n

2.

If someone absconds with something, they leave and take it with them, although it does not belong to them. ( FORMAL )

Unfortunately, his partners were crooks and absconded with the funds.

= run off

VERB : V with n

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