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absconding

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verb

  1. To flee, often secretly; to steal away, particularly to avoid arrest or prosecution.“The thieves absconded with our property.”
  2. To withdraw from.
  3. To evade, to hide or flee from.“The captain absconded his responsibility.”
  4. To conceal; to take away.

noun

  1. An instance in which someone absconds.

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