English

Noun

abscondence ‎(plural abscondences)

1. (rare) The act of absconding, or illicitly escaping; hiding of a fugitive. [First attested in the late 19^th century.]^[1]
   • 1976, Henry R. Rollin, “The care of the mentally abnormal offender and the protection of the public”, in Journal of Medical Ethics, DOI:10.1136/jme.2.4.157:

     Security as a result became a thing of the past, and as a corollary, abscondences rose dramatically.

   • 1998, Compulsory treatment for alcohol use disorders, page 315:

     The staff feared that earlier transfer to unlocked units would increase the abscondence.

References

1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 8