Noun

(en noun)

(rare) The act of absconding, or illicitly escaping; hiding of a fugitive.

* {{quote-journal, author=Henry R. Rollin, journal=Journal of Medical Ethics, doi=10.1136/jme.2.4.157, title=The care of the mentally abnormal offender and the protection of the public, year=1976

, passage=Security as a result became a thing of the past, and as a corollary, abscondences rose dramatically. }}

* {{quote-book, year=1998, title=Compulsory treatment for alcohol use disorders, page=315, url=http://books.google.com/books?id=4OhrAAAAMAAJ

, passage=The staff feared that earlier transfer to unlocked units would increase the abscondence .}}