also: ちくてん
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
flight; absconding; running away
Literary or formal term for fleeing or disappearing suddenly, often to avoid trouble or responsibility. Commonly used in the pattern 逐電する.
彼は借金を残して逐電した。
He absconded, leaving his debts behind.
The culprit had already fled.