flight risks
Likely to flee
Flight risks are people considered likely to flee—especially defendants who might skip bail or fail to appear for trial.
Courts weigh flight risk when setting bail: someone with foreign ties, wealth, or facing severe penalties poses a higher flight risk.
The term extends to employees likely to leave a company: HR flagged her as a flight risk after she updated her LinkedIn.
- extraditionFugitive transfer between jurisdictions
- no-fly listProhibited passengers registry
- bailCourt-set release payment
- bail hearingCourt date setting release conditions
- pretrial detentionCustody before court proceedings
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