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abscondences

abscondences is the plural of abscondence.

Meaning of abscondence

Noun

abscondence (plural abscondences)

  1. (rare) The act of absconding, or illicitly escaping; hiding of a fugitive.
    • Security as a result became a thing of the past, and as a corollary, abscondences rose dramatically.1976, Henry R. Rollin, “The care of the mentally abnormal offender and the protection of the public”, in Journal of Medical Ethics, →DOI

Questions about abscondences

What is abscondences the plural of?
Abscondences is the plural of abscondence.

Words near abscondences in the dictionary

  1. abscondancy
  2. absconded
  3. abscondee
  4. abscondees
  5. abscondence
  6. abscondences
  7. absconder
  8. absconders
  9. abscondest
  10. abscondeth
  11. absconding

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