flight risk

noun

The possibility that a person under the custody of law enforcement will abscond if granted bail.

“The court refused to grant Mr Smith bail as he was considered a flight risk.”

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Meanings

nounflight risk (usually uncountable, plural flight risks)

plural flight risks

  1. uncountableusuallylawThe 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. countableusuallylawA person who is considered likely to abscond.

    The court refused to grant Mr Smith bail as he was considered a flight risk.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 潛逃風險 /潜逃风险
  • 潛逃風險 /潜逃风险 (qiántáo fēngxiǎn)possibility that a person under the custody of law enforcement will abscond
Finnish pakoriski, pakoriski
  • pakoriskipossibility that a person under the custody of law enforcement will abscond
  • pakoriskiperson who is considered likely to abscond
German Fluchtgefahr
  • Fluchtgefahrpossibility that a person under the custody of law enforcement will abscond
Cite this entry
APA

flight risk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flight%20risk

MLA

“flight risk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flight%20risk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flight risk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flight%20risk.

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