foot pursuit

English

Noun

foot pursuit (countable and uncountable, plural foot pursuits)

  1. (law enforcement) A situation where a law enforcement officer physically chases a suspect on foot in an effort to detain or arrest them.
    • 1978, Rick Marks, More Than A Run, page 117:
      I got in some real wild foot pursuits.
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