flight risk
Americannoun
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the possibility that a person awaiting a criminal hearing or trial will flee instead of staying to attend their trial.
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a person awaiting a criminal hearing or trial who is considered likely to flee instead of staying to attend their trial.
Example Sentences
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The detained men “have no procedural due-process right to a bond hearing on whether they are a flight risk or danger to the community,” he told the court.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
He remains under police investigation, but last week his lawyers said his passport had been returned by the Metropolitan Police, adding that he did not constitute a flight risk.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
DHS has held her in detention on the grounds she is likely a flight risk, which her lawyers deny.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Cesena Camacho appeared in court March 3 before Magistrate Judge Jill L. Burkhardt, who ordered him held without bail citing flight risk.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
Mr Yallow," he said, "the prosecution has identified you as a flight risk.
From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory
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