1. to leave suddenly and secretly, especially to avoid trouble or responsibility
2. to break up a camp and leave
Usage: military; camping

Examples

• The suspect decamps before the police arrive.
• When the scandal broke, the politician decamps to another country.
• The army decamps at dawn to avoid enemy detection.
• After the festival ends, the crew decamps quickly.
• She decamps from the meeting when things get heated.
• The campers decamp early to beat the traffic.
• He always decamps when faced with difficult questions.