Third-person singular present tense of abscond; a person flees or disappears to escape justice or obligations.
From Latin 'abscondere' conjugated in third-person singular present. Modern usage is primarily in legal and journalistic contexts describing criminal fugitives.
When news articles say 'The suspect absconds with evidence,' they're using a word that's been continuous English vocabulary since the 1600s despite sounding archaic!
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