to be wanted for a crime; to be at large with a case on file
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be wanted for a crime; to have a case on file while remaining at large
formalA technical term used in legal and law enforcement contexts. It refers specifically to a perpetrator who has committed a crime, has been officially registered as a suspect in the case, but is still at large (not yet arrested).
Zhè这
míng名
xiōng凶
shǒu手
fù负
àn案
zài在
táo逃
，
jǐng警
fāng方
zhèng正
zài在
quán全
lì力
zhuī追
bǔ捕
。
The murderer is wanted and on the run; the police are making every effort to apprehend him.
Tā他
fù负
àn案
duō多
nián年
，
zuì最
jìn近
cái才
bèi被
zhuā抓
huò获
guī归
àn案
。
He had been wanted for years and was only recently arrested and brought to justice.
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Duì对
yú于
suǒ所
yǒu有
fù负
àn案
rén人
yuán员
，
gōng公
ān安
jī机
guān关
huì会
jìn进
xíng行
wǎng网
shàng上
zhuī追
táo逃
。
For all wanted persons, the public security organs will conduct online pursuit operations.