0 present participle of abscond
1 to go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from somewhere:
2 to go away suddenly and secretly because you have stolen something, usually money:
They absconded with £10,000 of the company's money.
Porters absconding after an advance of wages were liable to a fine of 60 rupees, along with six months imprisonment and 25 lashes.
The other reason for change of headship is referred to in the registers as kakeochi (' absconding ').
Departure and absconding from the village leaving no heir was for some individuals a survival strategy which involved their focusing on their own interests.
The death, departure or absconding of the last head resulted in a large proportion of female successors.
Forms of mobility, such as 'absconding,' were also consistently high as workers readily challenged management.
Master-weavers regularly complained about weavers reducing pick count or absconding altogether.
Impresarios were notorious for failing to honour contracts, where they existed, often paying artists less than the agreed fee or absconding without paying them at all.
The ten-month waiting period explains why remarriages of females whose marriage ended due to spousal absconding occurred later than when the previous marriage had ended for other reasons.
