Meanings
nounabscondment (countable and uncountable, plural abscondments)
plural abscondments
- countableuncountableAn act of absconding or escaping
Many additional abscondments took place when slaves were sent into the bush […
2002, Joan R Mars, Deadly force, colonialism, and the rule of law: police violence in Guyana, page 67Synonyms: escape, flight, decampment, absconsion, abscondence
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn act of absconding or escaping
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nounthe act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest)
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abscondment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abscondment
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