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.
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To my knowledge, neither posed any threat or flight risk.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
The new allegation came in a filing where federal prosecutors argued that Abdulrahman Alfozan, the 35-year-old accused of bugging a restricted OpenAI conference room, should be kept in custody because he is a flight risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Before his arrest, Alfozan bought a one-way ticket to Riyadh for October 12, with prosecutors arguing that such a move demonstrated he was a flight risk.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
In June, US Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick cited Rush's professional career in deciding he was a flight risk, and ordered him held in jail pending trial.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Mr Yallow," he said, "the prosecution has identified you as a flight risk.
From Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
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