1. leaving suddenly or secretly, especially to avoid trouble or responsibility
Usage: present participle of decamp
2. breaking up a camp and moving away
Usage: military or camping context

Examples

• The thieves were decamping when the police arrived.
• After the scandal broke, the politician was decamping to avoid reporters.
• The soldiers were decamping at dawn to reach the next position.
• We saw the campers decamping early in the morning.
• The company executives were decamping before the investigation began.
• The circus was decamping after their final performance.
• She caught her roommate decamping with the rent money.