abscond
21abscond — [əb skɒnd, ab ] verb leave hurriedly and secretly to escape from custody or avoid arrest. Derivatives absconder noun Origin C16: from L. abscondere hide , from ab away, from + condere stow …
22abscond — v. n. 1. Withdraw, flee, fly, decamp, escape, elope, retreat, bolt, make off, steal away, slink away, slip away, run away, run off, sneak off, pack off, effect one s escape, make off with one s self, give the slip, take French leave, give leg… …
23abscond — verb (I) 1 to suddenly leave the place where you work after having stolen money from it (+ with): The chief accountant had absconded with all the money. 2 to escape from a place where you are being kept for doing something wrong: Several boys… …
24abscond — verb it seems that the one they entrusted with their stolen goods has absconded Syn: run away, escape, bolt, flee, make off, take flight, take off, decamp; make a break for it, take to one s heels, make a quick getaway, beat a hasty retreat, run… …
25abscond — v 1. flee, bolt, elope, escape, fly, take flight, take to flight, take wing, Sl. wing it, Inf. beat it, Inf. skip out, Inf. skip town, Inf. skedaddle, Sl. skidoodle, Sl. skidoo or skiddoo, Sl. vamoose or vamose, Sl. light out; run, run away, run… …
26abscond — ab·scond …
27abscond — [əbˈskɒnd] verb [I] formal 1) to escape from a place where you are being kept as a punishment 2) to suddenly leave a place and take something with you that does not belong to you …
28abscond — ab•scond [[t]æbˈskɒnd[/t]] v. i. scond•ed, scond•ing to depart in a sudden and secret manner, esp. to avoid legal prosecution • Etymology: 1605–15; < L abscondere to hide or stow away =abs abs +condere to stow ab•scond′ence, n. ab•scond′er, n …
29abscond — /æbˈskɒnd / (say ab skond), /əb / (say uhb ) verb (i) 1. to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid legal process. 2. Australian History (of a convict) to escape. {Latin abscondere put away} …
30abscond — /abskond/ To go in a clandestine manner out of the jurisdiction of the courts, or to lie concealed, in order to avoid their process. To hide, conceal, or absent oneself clandestinely, with the intent to avoid legal process. Postponing limitations …
