verb
- to leave quickly and secretly, especially to avoid arrest or prosecution
- to leave secretly with something that does not belong to you
Usage: formal
Usage: formal
Examples
- The suspect absconded before the police arrived.
- She absconded from the boarding school in the middle of the night.
- The accountant absconded with thousands of dollars from the company.
- He absconded to avoid facing the charges against him.
- The prisoner absconded from the minimum-security facility.
- They discovered that the treasurer had absconded with the club’s funds.