Examples of abscond

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The women were predominantly single: widows and women whose husbands had absconded or were at sea.
The other reason for change of headship is referred to in the registers as kakeochi (' absconding ').
Departure and absconding from the village leaving no heir was for some individuals a survival strategy which involved their focusing on their own interests.
Porters absconding after an advance of wages were liable to a fine of 60 rupees, along with six months imprisonment and 25 lashes.
The basis of the myth is that shepherds absconded to the diggings, forcing pastoralists to pay higher wages, and increase flock sizes to reduce costs.
She set fires, stole from cars and shops and absconded.
Rather, documents described workers as fugitives (taowang) or as having stealthily absconded (qiantao).
First, those who absconded were alive and therefore can be considered with those who divorced.
He borrowed £2,000 from her, was declared bankrupt and then absconded.
Master-weavers regularly complained about weavers reducing pick count or absconding altogether.
Consequently, it was custom to arrest a family member if possible, when a fugitive had absconded.
Not only were they to serve in the pursuit of those who had absconded but the police also became responsible for the replacement of civilian deserters.
Impresarios were notorious for failing to honour contracts, where they existed, often paying artists less than the agreed fee or absconding without paying them at all.
The ten-month waiting period explains why remarriages of females whose marriage ended due to spousal absconding occurred later than when the previous marriage had ended for other reasons.
Given the high demand for skilled workers and the risks involved in leaving the arsenals, skilled workers were more prone to abscond than common laborers.
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