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    • To go away suddenly and secretly

      • to go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from somewhere: She absconded from boarding school and hitchhiked to the city.
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  2. to go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from somewhere: abscond from She absconded from boarding school and hitchhiked to the city. Two prisoners absconded last night. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Running away and escaping. abscond from somewhere.

    • Why Do Children with Autism Wander?
    • Understanding Wandering Behaviour in Children on The Spectrum
    • How Can You Manage Wandering behaviour?

    As all children and teens on the spectrum are different, so are the reasons why they may wander. The behaviour can occur both when children are alone or when they are under the supervision of an adult. Likewise, this behaviour can take different forms. Some children will bolt, either towards a particular place or thing, or away from some form of st...

    The first step towards devising effective strategies to manage wandering is to understand the reasons why this behaviour may be occurring. A behavioural practitioner or psychologist will likely be able to help in this process. These professionals can help to identify why behaviours of concern such as wandering are occurring, and then introduce and ...

    Once you have been able to identify some of the causes for wandering behaviour, there are also some practical steps that you can take which might be helpful in reducing the potential for a child absconding. Modifying the environment can be very useful in this respect. If a child tends to bolt or wander towards water, for instance, you could seek to...

  3. To abscond is toleave without permission’. Under Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act, 1974 and in Common Law, schools and other education settings owe a duty of care towards their students.

  4. What does the verb abscond mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb abscond . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  5. Abscond is a word most often used in formal writing for when someone is running and hiding from the law, often with cash or other ill-gotten gains. In legal circles it’s used specifically when someone flies like an eagle from a jurisdiction to evade the legal process, as in “absconded from parole.”

  6. [intransitive] abscond (from something) to escape from a place that you are not allowed to leave without permission. She absconded from every children’s home they placed her in.

  7. Abscond is to escape, often taking something along. As a kid, you may have absconded from your lemonade stand — with the coffee can of cash in hand, and your bewildered sister still filling cups for your customers.

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