without incident
idiom
: without any unexpected trouble
The suspects were arrested without incident.
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The night shift officers arrived quickly and took him into custody without incident.
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Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
He was taken into custody at his residence without incident by the OPD SWAT team.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2025
Officers took Castellanos into custody without incident on April 11, according to the agency's spokesperson, and jail records show she was booked into the LAPD Valley Jail in the early morning hours of April 12.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Chris McGrath / Getty Images While the protests have largely gone off without incident, some have turned violent, with demonstrators throwing stones, fireworks and other objects at riot police and officers deploying water cannons, tear gas and pepper spray.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
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Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
He was taken into custody at his residence without incident by the OPD SWAT team.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2025
Officers took Castellanos into custody without incident on April 11, according to the agency's spokesperson, and jail records show she was booked into the LAPD Valley Jail in the early morning hours of April 12.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Chris McGrath / Getty Images While the protests have largely gone off without incident, some have turned violent, with demonstrators throwing stones, fireworks and other objects at riot police and officers deploying water cannons, tear gas and pepper spray.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Without incident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20incident. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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