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absconding
This term carries a strong legal and criminal connotation, implying not just a departure, but a deliberate flight to evade justice, debt, or official responsibility. It is significantly more formal and severe than words like "leaving" or "running away," and is typically found in police reports, legal documents, or journalistic accounts of white-collar crime.
As a noun, the word functions as a gerund describing the action of flight. While it can be used in the plural in very specific legal contexts to describe multiple instances of flight, it is most commonly treated as an uncountable abstract noun referring to the act itself.
Meanings
Examples
The suspect was charged with absconding while on bail.
He is an absconding debtor who has fled the country.
The act of absconding with the company funds led to a massive scandal.
I cannot believe she is actually absconding with the jewelry.
The governor was accused of absconding to a neutral territory during the war.
Absconding from one's duties is a serious offense in the military.
They are searching for the absconding prisoner in the woods.
Why would anyone risk absconding now when the trial is almost over?