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abscondment

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ab`scond´ment
n.1.the act of running away sectretly (as to avoid arrest).
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Noun1.abscondmentabscondment - the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest)
decampment
defection, desertion, abandonment - withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"


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over potential charges in connection with his abscondment from HMP Hewell.
Man on the run turns himself in by Birmingham Mail (England)
But George, in putting the salvation of the country before personal gain, justified his abscondment.
George, let's hope you aren't booked on a one way trip to ... by The Daily Mail (London, England)
Avon and Somerset Constabulary were notified of his abscondment immediately by the Home Office.
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