evade capture/arrest
idiom
: to avoid being captured/arrested
They have evaded capture/arrest so far.
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Boelter attempted to evade arrest for roughly an hour, Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher told the Star Tribune.
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Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Her prosecution follows April's arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan, who is accused of helping a migrant evade arrest by ICE agents.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
As part of the operation, authorities apprehended a 40-year-old Mexican national who had been deported on two prior occasions and attempted to evade capture by car and later on foot.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
According to the complaint, Dugan allegedly sought to help Flores-Ruiz evade arrest by federal officers from an ICE task force.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
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Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Her prosecution follows April's arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan, who is accused of helping a migrant evade arrest by ICE agents.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
As part of the operation, authorities apprehended a 40-year-old Mexican national who had been deported on two prior occasions and attempted to evade capture by car and later on foot.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
According to the complaint, Dugan allegedly sought to help Flores-Ruiz evade arrest by federal officers from an ICE task force.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Evade capture/arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evade%20capture%2Farrest. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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