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

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