flight risk
flight risk · flight risks
Fluchtgefahr
The possibility that a person under the custody of law enforcement will abscond if…The possibility that a person under the custody of law enforcement will abscond if granted bail.
» Tom could be a flight risk.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The possibility that a person under the custody of law enforcement will abscond if granted bail.
The court took flight risk into consideration when deciding bail for Mr Smith.
Fluchtgefahr
(countable, usually)A person who is considered likely to abscond.
The court refused to grant Mr Smith bail as he was considered a flight risk.
Examples
6 sentencesTom could be a flight risk.
Tom is an obvious flight risk.
Tom is certainly not a flight risk.
Tom isn't a flight risk.
The judge decided that he was a flight risk.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
possibility that a person under the custody of law enforcement will abscond:
Forms
plural: flight risks| Singular | flight risk |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable