without incident
idiom
: without any unexpected trouble
The suspects were arrested without incident.
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Following a two-hour standoff with police, Allred was taken into custody without incident.
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Flock cameras spotted the vehicle in Fort Worth, and Webb was arrested without incident.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Dec. 2025
The driver of the Nissan left the scene before officers arrived, but she was identified as a 26-year-old South San Francisco woman and taken into custody without incident Sunday.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Vondall was arrested without incident.
—Peter Passi, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2025
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Flock cameras spotted the vehicle in Fort Worth, and Webb was arrested without incident.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Dec. 2025
The driver of the Nissan left the scene before officers arrived, but she was identified as a 26-year-old South San Francisco woman and taken into custody without incident Sunday.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Vondall was arrested without incident.
—Peter Passi, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Without incident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20incident. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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