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flight risk

flight risk noun: the possibility that a person under the custody of law enforcement will abscond if granted bail.

Noun

flight risk (usually uncountable, plural flight risks)

  1. (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.
  2. (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.

Forms of flight risk

pluralflight risks

Questions about flight risk

What does flight risk mean?
Flight risk means the possibility that a person under the custody of law enforcement will abscond if granted bail.
What part of speech is flight risk?
Flight risk is a noun.
What is the plural of flight risk?
The plural of flight risk is flight risks.

Words near flight risk in the dictionary

  1. flight paths
  2. flight plan
  3. flight plans
  4. flight recorder
  5. flight recorders
  6. flight risk
  7. flight risks
  8. flight sequence
  9. flight sequences
  10. flight sickness
  11. flight sock

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