abscond
verb
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Definition of abscond
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Synonyms for abscond
Synonyms
break out (of), clear out, escape, flee, fly, get out, lam, run away, run off
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Examples of abscond in a Sentence
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That means, absent government evidence that a defendant poses a threat to the public or to abscond, that person should be released until trial, and bond should only be used to guarantee appearance. — Joe Sexton, ProPublica, "He Spent Years Infiltrating White Supremacist Groups. Here’s What He Has to Say About What’s Going on Now.," 30 Aug. 2019 The driver did not immediately yield to the deputy’s emergency lights and finally pulled over into a residential driveway where the male passenger jumped off the back of the scooter and absconded from law enforcement into the woods. — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, "Kenefick woman holds alleged burglar at gunpoint until cops arrive," 23 Aug. 2019 The prosecution noted that Hasan, while on home confinement in a trespassing case in 2011, had cut off his GPS transmitter and absconded, according to court records. — Jeff Weiner, orlandosentinel.com, "Driver accused in hit-and-run that killed UCF student London Harrell released from jail," 2 July 2019 One night in 2002, three interns absconded with a 600-pound safe full of moon rocks from Apollo missions. — Daniela Hernandez, WSJ, "NASA Worries its Moon Rocks Will Moonwalk Away," 21 June 2019 The pilot is purposefully opaque about what Sky absconded with. — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, "A Guide To Grand Hotel's Many Wild, Sexy, Muder-y Mysteries," 18 June 2019 This week’s wanted suspect: Eileen Candy Siagatonu, 39 Wanted: Siagatonu is wanted for absconding from her work furlough program. — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego’s Wanted: Violating rules of work furlough program," 13 June 2019 Jeremy Ian Smith, who also practices there, said judges worry that without cash bonds, defendants will abscond. — Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, "Study shows Kentucky counties are 'wildly inconsistent' when it comes to bail treatment," 11 June 2019 The murder defendant who absconded in the middle of his trial last fall couldn't even get sentenced without another strange wrinkle to his case. — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee mother gives powerful statement of pain and redemption at sentencing of son's killer," 12 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'abscond.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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abscond
intransitive verb
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