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ABSCONDMENT

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)

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

Dictionary entry details

• ABSCONDMENT (noun)

Sense 1

abscondment ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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)

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