abscond
verb
no object
leave
hurriedly
and
secretly
, typically to
avoid
detection
of or
arrest
for an
unlawful
action
such as
theft
:
〈容疑者などが〉 «…から» ひそかに逃亡する, 行方［姿］をくらます(
run away
) «from»
e.g.
she absconded with the remaining thousand dollars.
(of a person on
bail
)
fail
to
surrender
oneself for
custody
at the
appointed
time
:
e.g.
charges of absconding while on bail.
(of a person
kept
in
detention
or under
supervision
)
escape
:
e.g.
176 detainees absconded.
(of a
colony
of
honeybees
, especially
Africanized
ones) entirely
abandon
a
hive
or
nest
.
DERIVATIVES
absconder
|əbˈskändər| noun
ORIGIN
mid
16th century
(in the sense ‘
hide
,
conceal
oneself’): from
Latin
abscondere
‘
hide
’, from
ab-
‘
away
,
from
’ +
condere
‘
stow
’.