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Abscondence vs Abscondment - What's the difference?

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Abscondence is a synonym of abscondment.


As nouns the difference between abscondence and abscondment

is that abscondence is (rare) the act of absconding, or illicitly escaping; hiding of a fugitive while abscondment is an act of absconding or escaping.

abscondence

English

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 .}}

    References

    abscondment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of absconding or escaping
  • * {{quote-book, year=2002, author=Joan R Mars, title=Deadly force, colonialism, and the rule of law: police violence in Guyana, pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=Jew4h-3V8iMC&pg=PA67, page=67
    • , passage=Many additional abscondments took place when slaves were sent into the bush

    Synonyms

    * escape, flight, decampment; absconsion, abscondence