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fresh pursuits

fresh pursuits is the plural of fresh pursuit.

Meaning of fresh pursuit

Noun

fresh pursuit (countable and uncountable, plural fresh pursuits)

  1. Synonym of hot pursuit.
    • Where any person who falls under one of the following items is clearly deemed to have committed an offense a short time before, he/she shall be deemed a flagrant offender: (i) A person being engaged in fresh pursuit […]1948, The Code of Criminal Procedure of Japan, article 212
    Synonyms:
    hot pursuit

Questions about fresh pursuits

What is fresh pursuits the plural of?
Fresh pursuits is the plural of fresh pursuit.

Words near fresh pursuits in the dictionary

  1. fresh off the boat
  2. fresh out of
  3. fresh pair of eyes
  4. Fresh Pond
  5. fresh pursuit
  6. fresh pursuits
  7. fresh start
  8. fresh starts
  9. fresh up
  10. fresh water
  11. fresh waters

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