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run away

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Synonyms for flee

to break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation

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However, another armed policeman opened fire at the fleeing suspects.
The juvenile was taken to Hulse Juvenile Detention Center near Vernon Hills and was petitioned in juvenile court on charges of possession of a stolen motor vehicle and aggravated fleeing and eluding.
The government had explained earlier that the bill will allow a person to put in the list of the fugitive economic offender if that person has committed a scheduled offence, has a legal warrant issued against, and refuses to face criminal prosecution by fleeing the country.
Cansancio said soldiers were still pursuing the fleeing rebels as of Thursday.
Sources said passport details will help banks to take timely action and inform the relevant authorities to prevent fraudsters from fleeing the country.
He added that the campaign also contributes to the relief of the fleeing Rohingya Muslims, estimated at nearly 300,000 Muslims who have already fled violence in Rakhine State.
(3) Finally, returning after fleeing (as do Prusias and Flaminius in Nicomede [5.8] and Maxime in Cinna [5.3]) makes partial amends for the original shameful flight.
September 22, 2016 (JUBA) - Some people fleeing South Sudan into Uganda are being forced to pay bribes at checkpoints run by South Sudan's warring factions, the United Nations Refuge Agency (UNHCR) said.
Disturbing footage on social media appears to show dozens of terrified Iraqis fleeing for their lives by swimming across the Euphrates River.
The diplomat had made a visit to a kindergarten for children of fleeing families to learn about their living conditions and provide them with the aid they need.
Residents of Qara Qosh, east of the militant-held city of Mosul in Nineveh province, left in a rush and had little time to take their possessions, with most fleeing to the Kurdish regional capital Arbil, the UNHCR said.
The fleeing prisoners were sentenced to death and members of Qaeda organization.
Police first suspected that the fleeing man may have been the one who fired off the shots, but that turned out not to be the case.
Thursday commissioner Georgieva was at the site of event at the Tunisian-Libyan border, which has seen tens of thousands fleeing Libya for already-troubled Tunisia.