[əbˈskɒnd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape from custody or avoid arrest
(e.g: the barman absconded with a week's takings)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘hide, conceal oneself’): from Latin abscondere ‘hide’, from ab- ‘away, from’ + condere ‘stow’