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ABSCONDING DEBTOR. One

Categories: Procedure

Definition (1910 Edition)

who. ‘absconds from his creditors. An absconding debtor is one who lives without the state,. or who hag intentionally concealed himeelf from his creditors, or withdrawn himself from the reach of their suits, with intent to frustrate their just demands. Thus, if. a person departs’from his usual residence;: os remains absent: therefrom, or conceals his: self in his house, so'that he cannot ‘be seryed with process, with intent unlawfully to de- Iny or défraud hts creditors; he is “ah Absconding debtor; but if he departs frém -thé state or from his usual abode, with’ thé ja tention of again returning, and without! diy fraudulent design, he has not absconded, #or absented himself, within the. intendinent, of the law. Stafford v. Mills, 57 N. J. Law, B14, 32 Atl. 7; Fitch v. Waite, 5 Conn. 117...
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.