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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
abscond /əbˈskɒnd, ab-/
▶verb leave hurriedly and secretly to escape from custody or avoid arrest.
– derivatives
absconder noun.
absconder noun.
– origin C16: from L. abscondere ‘hide’, from ab- ‘away, from’ + condere ‘stow’.
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