1. adjective /ˈæb.sənt/
Expecting absent friends.
b) Not existing; lacking.
The part was rudimental or absent.
2. preposition /ˈæb.sənt/
Without.
If the accused refuse upon demand to pay money or deliver property (absent any excuse or excusing circumstance) which came into his hands as a bailee, such refusal might well constitute some evidence of conversion, with the requisite fraudulent intent required by the statute.
3. verb /ˈæb.sənt/
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