evade capture/arrest
idiom
: to avoid being captured/arrested
They have evaded capture/arrest so far.
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The conflict escalates into a series of violent encounters and strategic moves, with David and Rebecca adopting increasingly desperate tactics to evade capture.
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Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Raquel Lujan Flores, who helped Hernandez-Escobar escape the scene and evade arrest, was arrested on investigation of three counts of accessory to the crime charges.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 4 Aug. 2025
Ten assailants were apprehended at the time, though Song managed to evade capture, authorities said.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
McIver's prosecution follows last month's arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan, who is accused of helping a migrant evade arrest by ICE agents.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Raquel Lujan Flores, who helped Hernandez-Escobar escape the scene and evade arrest, was arrested on investigation of three counts of accessory to the crime charges.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 4 Aug. 2025
Ten assailants were apprehended at the time, though Song managed to evade capture, authorities said.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
McIver's prosecution follows last month's arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan, who is accused of helping a migrant evade arrest by ICE agents.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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“Evade capture/arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evade%20capture%2Farrest. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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