evade capture/arrest
idiom
: to avoid being captured/arrested
They have evaded capture/arrest so far.
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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.
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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
Rousseau, it was revealed, insisted on personally approving all major vandalism operations, in addition to some detailed schemes to evade arrest.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
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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
Rousseau, it was revealed, insisted on personally approving all major vandalism operations, in addition to some detailed schemes to evade arrest.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
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“Evade capture/arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evade%20capture%2Farrest. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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