absconding

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English

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Verb

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absconding

  1. present participle and gerund of abscond

Noun

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absconding (plural abscondings)

  1. An instance in which someone absconds.
    • 1998, Arne Gerdner, Compulsory Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorders, page 85:
      The factors related to increase in number of abscondings were younger age, psychiatric problems, multi-drug abuse and living alone.