abscondenceとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /æbz.ˈkɑn.dn̩ts/, /æbz.ˈkɑn.dn̩s/, /æb.ˈskɑn.dn̩ts/, /æb.ˈskɑn.dn̩s/

名詞

abscondence (複数形 abscondences)

1. (まれに) 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^[1], page 315:

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

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