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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.abscondment - the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest)abscondment - 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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He was serving an eight-year sentence for drugs offences and police will now be liaising with the Crown Prosecution Service over potential charges in connection with his abscondment from HMP Hewell.
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Avon and Somerset Constabulary were notified of his abscondment immediately by the Home Office.
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