flight risk

American  

[flahyt risk] / ˈflaɪt ˈrɪsk /

noun

1. the possibility that a person awaiting a criminal hearing or trial will flee instead of staying to attend their trial.

2. 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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Example Sentences

But release on bond was still a real possibility for those who could show that they did not pose a flight risk or danger to the community.

From Slate

"This family was not eluding ICE in any way. They were following all the established protocols pursuing their claim for asylum, showing up for their court hearings and pose no safety, no flight risk, and never should have been detained," Prokosch added.

From BBC

In October, the court had already rejected a defence plea for early release, arguing he posed a flight risk and could be in a position to influence witnesses if freed.

From Barron's

In October, the court had already rejected a defence plea for early release, arguing he posed a flight risk and could be in a position to influence witnesses if freed.

From Barron's

The government argued against bail, saying Rubin had behaved in suspicious ways that made him seem a flight risk.

From The Wall Street Journal