evade capture/arrest

idiom

: to avoid being captured/arrested

They have evaded capture/arrest so far.

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But the man suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York City sidewalk managed to evade capture for days – puzzling even law enforcement experts. —

Holly Yan, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024 The Jackal, besides being an expert sniper, also had to pretend to be someone else to evade capture. —

Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024 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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for evade capture/arrest

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