🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

逃亡者

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tōbōsha

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Absconder/əbˈskɒn.dər/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"警察は逃亡者を探しています。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who has escaped from a place or is hiding, especially to avoid arrest or legal prosecution.

    "The police are searching for the absconder who fled the jurisdiction after the trial."
  2. 2

    A person who leaves hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection or arrest.

    "After the embezzlement scandal, he became an absconder, disappearing without a trace."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'absconder' originates from the Latin word 'abscondere', meaning 'to hide away'. It evolved through Middle English, maintaining its connotation of someone who escapes or hides, particularly in legal contexts.

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