Definition of Abscond

Abrupt

ABSCOND verb, intransitive

	To 'move in a mysterious way,' commonly with the property of another.

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

Absent

Regular definition:

ABSCOND:
?b?sk?nd v.intr. depart hurriedly and furtively, esp. unlawfully or to avoid arrest. øøabsconder n. [L abscondere (as AB-, condere stow)]

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