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ABSCONDING CHILD [1 record]

Record 1 1995-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
OBS

abscond: to go away hastily and secretly, run away and hide, esp. in order to escape the law.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
DEF

Enfant qui se sauve de chez lui pour une période de temps indéterminée.

CONT

Certains adolescents préparent leurs fugues et les font à répétition (caractériels, fugueurs).

OBS

Ne pas confondre l'adjectif «fugitif» qui signifie «qui s'échappe» et l'adjectif «fugueur» qui veut dire «qui part de son foyer familial».

Spanish

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