/ əbˈskɒnd; NAmE əbˈskɑːnd/ verb [ v ]
1.
abscond (from sth) to escape from a place that you are not allowed to leave without permission
2.
abscond (with sth) to leave secretly and take with you sth, especially money, that does not belong to you :
He absconded with the company funds.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (in the sense hide, conceal oneself ): from Latin abscondere hide, from ab- away, from + condere stow.