If someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission. He was ordered to appear the following day, but absconded A dozen inmates have absconded from Forest Jail in the past year. = run away
To depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one's self; used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid a legal process; as, an absconding debtor
If someone absconds with something, they leave and take it with them, although it does not belong to them. Unfortunately, his partners were crooks and absconded with the funds. = run off