evading arrest
Outrunning the law
Evading arrest is the act of fleeing or hiding from law enforcement to avoid being taken into custody.
It can involve running on foot, driving away during a traffic stop, or giving false identification.
Most jurisdictions treat it as a separate criminal offense: He was charged with evading arrest after leading police on a high-speed chase.
The phrase sometimes appears as evading police or eluding arrest.
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- most wanted listRegistry of sought criminals
- chaseRapid following of quarry
- high-speed chaseRapid vehicular pursuit
- pursuitAct of chasing something
fleeing · running · back roads · escape · warrant · jump bail · manhunt · hideout · safe house · on the lam · skip town · cops · sirens · police scanner · getaway · dodge · elude · wanted
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
legal status/outcome
evading arrestgetting caught
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