evade capture/arrest
idiom
: to avoid being captured/arrested
They have evaded capture/arrest so far.
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Authorities said Decker, a former Army infantryman with survival skills, may have used his rugged survivalist capabilities to evade capture.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
The turning point was a Super Bowl stunt, orchestrated by Disney marketers, that found Stitch seeming to break onto the field shortly after the coin toss and evade capture by stadium staff.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Director Kash Patel said on Friday that his agency had arrested Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan on charges related to her allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade arrest.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended a judge in the state who's accused of helping an undocumented immigrant evade arrest by federal authorities, the Associated Press reported.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
The turning point was a Super Bowl stunt, orchestrated by Disney marketers, that found Stitch seeming to break onto the field shortly after the coin toss and evade capture by stadium staff.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Director Kash Patel said on Friday that his agency had arrested Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan on charges related to her allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade arrest.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended a judge in the state who's accused of helping an undocumented immigrant evade arrest by federal authorities, the Associated Press reported.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 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 30 Jun. 2025.
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