without incident
idiom
: without any unexpected trouble
The suspects were arrested without incident.
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He was arrested without incident and faces charges of two counts of risk of injury to a minor, breach of peace, assault and reckless endangerment.
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Baez-Rivera was arrested without incident and released on $5,000 bond, according to the release.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
The teen was arrested without incident on Thursday and is set to be arraigned at a later date, Fusaro said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2025
Both planes aborted their approaches, circled the airport and then landed without incident, in a recording archived on LiveATC.net.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Baez-Rivera was arrested without incident and released on $5,000 bond, according to the release.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
The teen was arrested without incident on Thursday and is set to be arraigned at a later date, Fusaro said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2025
Both planes aborted their approaches, circled the airport and then landed without incident, in a recording archived on LiveATC.net.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Without incident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20incident. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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