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absconder

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ab·scond  (b-sknd)
intr.v. ab·scond·ed, ab·scond·ing, ab·sconds
To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution.

[Latin abscondere, to hide : abs-, ab-, away; see ab-1 + condere, to put; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

ab·sconder n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.absconderabsconder - a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution
alien absconder - a fugitive remaining in the United States after an immigration judge has ordered them deported; "the government has categorized more than 320,000 foreigners as alien absconders"
fugitive from justice, fugitive - someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
Translations
absconder [əbˈskɒndəʳ] N (from prison) → fugitivo/a m/f, evadido/a m/f
absconder
nFlüchtige(r) mf; (= child)Ausreißer(in) m(f) (inf)


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Lawmakers may be dreaming up new ways to tip Poulson and his team off to undocumented immigrants among them, but Poulson says his office is barely equipped to keep up with criminals and absconders and monitor potential terrorist targets like pipelines and airports.
Of the nearly 400,000 absconders who've avoided deportation, roughly 80,000 are convicted criminals, reported Time magazine.
* INS claims over 314,000 immigrants have outstanding orders of deportation and begins the Alien Absconders Apprehension Initiative.
 
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