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ABSCONDMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does abscondment mean? 

ABSCONDMENT (noun)
  The noun ABSCONDMENT has 1 sense:

1. the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest)play

  Familiarity information: ABSCONDMENT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ABSCONDMENT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

abscondment; decampment

Hypernyms ("abscondment" is a kind of...):

abandonment; defection; desertion (withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility)

Derivation:

abscond (run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along)


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