noun
- a person who leaves secretly and suddenly, especially to avoid arrest or prosecution
Usage: legal context
Examples
- The police issued a warrant for the absconder who fled before his trial.
- Border patrol agents caught the absconder trying to cross into Mexico.
- The absconder had been hiding in a remote cabin for months.
- Authorities tracked the absconder using his credit card transactions.
- The notorious absconder was finally captured after two years on the run.
- Prison officials launched a manhunt for the absconder who escaped during transport.