abscond
C1CEFR level
75/100Rarity: rare
FormalRegister
General verb
To leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape custody or evade the law.
The cashier absconded with the takings and was never seen again.
Law verb
To leave secretly or flee, especially to avoid arrest, prosecution, or a bail obligation.
The court refused bail, fearing that he would abscond before trial.
Business verb
To leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid arrest or after taking funds.
The controller absconded with more than a million in client deposits before the fraud came to light.
Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
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