2. Noun. An instance in which someone absconds. ¹
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Definition of Absconding
1. abscond [v] - See also: abscond
Lexicographical Neighbors of Absconding
Literary usage of Absconding
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Attachment and Garnishment by Rufus Waples (1885)
"... that his property is attached; his accidental presence, when he may be summoned,
forming no exception, as has already been shown. See. 4. absconding ..."
2. A Treatise Upon Some of the General Principles of the Law: Whether of a by William Wait (1877)
"absconding debtors. To abscond, in a legal sense, means to hide, conceal, or
absent one's self clandestinely, with the intent to avoid legal process. ..."
3. Pollock's Practice of the County Courts: With the Decisions of the Superior by Charles Edward Pollock, Henry Nicol (1859)
"Whereas the laws now in force for the arrest of debtors absconding from England
are insufficient and inadequate for that purpose, by reason of the delay ..."
4. The Law of Banks and Banking: Including Acceptance, Demand and Notice of by John Maxcy Zane (1900)
"absconding of maker or drawee.— "Where the maker of the note absconds ...
The word "absconding" means that the person so conceals his whereabouts that he ..."
5. The Law of Bills, Notes, and Checks: Illustrated by Leading Cases by Melville Madison Bigelow (1880)
"Morrison, 2 Walls & S. 401, where it is said that the rule which applies in the
case of an absconding debtor applies equally in the case of the removal of ..."
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