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