evading police
Outrunning law enforcement
Evading police is the act of fleeing or attempting to escape from law enforcement, typically during a traffic stop or pursuit.
The phrase usually implies active resistance—speeding away, ignoring commands, or taking evasive maneuvers: He was charged with evading police after leading officers on a high-speed chase.
In legal contexts, it's often a separate criminal offense that compounds whatever prompted the initial encounter.
- chaseRapid following of quarry
- hot pursuitImmediate pursuit of suspect
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- on the runActively avoiding capture
escape · getaway · getaway car · sirens · running · hiding · laying low · wanted · manhunt · fleeing · outrun · elude · dodge · suspect · warrant · tail · speed · alley
- offensesarson, robbery, treason, vandalism, kidnapping
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