Noun: decampment di'kamp-munt or dee'kamp-munt
- The act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest)
"The criminal's decampment delayed the trial by several months";
- abscondment
- Breaking camp
"The hikers' decampment at dawn allowed them to start their journey early"
Derived forms: decampments
Type of: abandonment, defection, desertion, withdrawal