abscondence

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English

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Etymology

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From abscond +‎ -ence.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /æbzˈkɑn.dn̩ts/, /æbzˈkɑn.dn̩s/, /æbˈskɑn.dn̩ts/, /æbˈskɑn.dn̩s/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

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abscondence (plural abscondences)

  1. (rare) The act of absconding, or illicitly escaping; hiding of a fugitive. [First attested in the late 19th century.][1]
    • 1976, Henry R. Rollin, “The care of the mentally abnormal offender and the protection of the public”, in Journal of Medical Ethics, →DOI:
      Security as a result became a thing of the past, and as a corollary, abscondences rose dramatically.
    • 1998, Compulsory treatment for alcohol use disorders‎[1], page 315:
      The staff feared that earlier transfer to unlocked units would increase the abscondence.

References

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  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abscondence”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.
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