evade capture/arrest
idiom
: to avoid being captured/arrested
They have evaded capture/arrest so far.
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The speeding cop was racing to help a colleague nab a motorist trying to evade arrest after he was clocked speeding 75 miles per hour on the Clearview Expressway near Northern Blvd.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 Nov. 2024
In a surprising move, the 29-year-old suspect was seen doing an acrobatic front-forward flip over a fence before continuing his attempt to evade capture.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024
Despite escalating pictures of Crooks to command, the would-be assassin managed to evade capture.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 31 July 2024
The defectors were able to evade capture by undercover North Korean police and Chinese officials.
—Jonathan Corrado, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2016
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 Nov. 2024
In a surprising move, the 29-year-old suspect was seen doing an acrobatic front-forward flip over a fence before continuing his attempt to evade capture.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024
Despite escalating pictures of Crooks to command, the would-be assassin managed to evade capture.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 31 July 2024
The defectors were able to evade capture by undercover North Korean police and Chinese officials.
—Jonathan Corrado, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2016
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“Evade capture/arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evade%20capture%2Farrest. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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