Simple Definition of abscond

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abscond

verb

æbˈskɑːnd

absconds; absconded; absconding

formal

: to go away or escape from a place secretly

The suspect absconded to Canada.

Several prisoners absconded from the jail.

: to go away and take something that does not belong to you

—+ with

a banker who absconded with all the money

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abscond

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