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ABSCOND (Lat. abscondere, to hide, pu...

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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 74 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ABSCOND (See also:Lat. abscondere, to hide, put away)  , to depart in a See also:secret manner; in. See also:law, to remove from the See also:jurisdiction of the courts or so to conceal oneself as to avoid their jurisdiction . A See also:person may "See also:abscond" either for the purpose of avoiding See also:arrest for a See also:crime (see ARREST), or for a fraudulent purpose, such as the defrauding of his creditors (see See also:BANKRUPTCY) .

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