Many Louisianans fret that Gulf-based drilling rigs will decamp for West Africa or Brazil.

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The same fate would attach to William Knudsen, the manager-producer who in 1921 would decamp for GM and build the Chevrolet.

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Corporations will surely decamp for tax havens.

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He and his wife, Eleanore, decided to decamp for Hilton Head, South Carolina, a coastal enclave of 37, 000 residents and more than 20 golf courses, where the only competitive activity on the agenda would be racing his beloved yachts.

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With over 26, 000 restaurants in North America on the OpenTable platform and an installed base of equipment in each, not only is it a hassle for restaurants to decamp from the service, but also it would be very challenging for the next OpenTable to successfully enter the marketplace.

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But it also demonstrates the city's growing appeal for families who once would decamp to sprawling homes in Westchester or Long Island.

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Why didn't he take the money and decamp to some extradition-free country instead of admitting the fraud and waiting for the cops to show up?

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Some might decamp from Mexico anyway in 2000, because of political uncertainty: the ruling party could lose for the first time in 71 years.

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