foot pursuit

noun

A situation where a law enforcement officer physically chases a suspect on foot in an effort to detain or arrest them.

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Meanings

nounfoot pursuit (countable and uncountable, plural foot pursuits)

plural foot pursuits

  1. countableuncountablegovernmentA situation where a law enforcement officer physically chases a suspect on foot in an effort to detain or arrest them.

    I got in some real wild foot pursuits.

    1978, Rick Marks, More Than A Run, page 117
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APA

foot pursuit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foot%20pursuit

MLA

“foot pursuit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foot%20pursuit. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foot pursuit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foot%20pursuit.

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