flight risk
noun uk/ˈflaɪt ˌrɪsk/ us/ˈflaɪt ˌrɪsk/
[ C ]有弃保潜逃风险人
someone who has been accused of a crime and is considered likely to try to escape out of the country or area before their trial begins
The court considers him a flight risk. 法庭认为他有弃保潜逃风险。
Both lawyers said their clients aren't flight risks and should be freed on bail. 两位律师都表示,他们的当事人没有弃保潜逃的风险,应该保释出狱。
[ C or U ]弃保潜逃风险
the danger that someone accused of a crime will try to escape out of the country or area before their trial begins
A judge may set bond but is not required to do so - particularly if there's a flight risk. 法官可以设定保证金,但不一定要这样做,特别是如果存在弃保逃跑风险的时候。
Factors that must be taken into account include threat to the community and flight risk. 必须考虑的因素包括对社区的威胁和弃保逃跑的风险。
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- The Magistrate ruled that they were flight risks and ordered them held without bail.
- The prosecutor argued against bail, describing the women as flight risks.
- He would be eligible for bail because he represented no flight risk.
- His status as a material witness - as well as questions about his flight risk - meant he needed to be kept in custody.
- Judges usually deny bond requests on long sentences because of flight risk.