evade capture/arrest

: to slip away

: to take refuge in escape or avoidance

: to elude by dexterity or stratagem

: an act or instance of capturing: such as

: an act of catching, winning, or gaining control by force, stratagem, or guile

: a move in a board game (such as chess or checkers) that gains an opponent's piece

: to take captive

: to gain or win especially through effort

: to emphasize, represent, or preserve (something, such as a scene, mood, or quality) in a more or less permanent form

: seize, capture

: to bring to a stop

: check, slow

: the taking or detaining in custody by authority of law

: the act of stopping

: the condition of being stopped or inactive — compare cardiac arrest