APAD: Remain at large

Remain at large

"At large" implies that a person, typically a criminal, is free and not in custody, meaning police haven't yet caught or apprehended them. It's a term often used in news reports about ongoing criminal investigations. 

The phrase is most commonly used when referring to criminals who have escaped from custody or have yet to be arrested. It signifies that the person is not confined and is still roaming freely, potentially posing a threat,while "on the loose" can be used with similar meaning, "at large" is more formal and often used in news reports.

Examples: The escaped prisoner remains at large. The criminal has been at large for weeks. The committee discussed the issue at large.

Police later arrested five people in connection with the shooting, though the suspected gunman – a French national of Tunisian origin with several previous convictions in France – remains at large.

FYI, "At large"@ a different context 

At large (before a noun: at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than a subset.

You use at large to indicate that you are talking in a general way about most of the people mentioned. The chances of getting reforms accepted by the community at large remain remote. Amongst the population at large the support for the present regime is virtually zero.

Example:

An at-large team and the highest rate Group of Five team would get in as well.

She is an editor-at-large for a popular fashion magazine.

The leadership council includes three at-large members.

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Ran in2 sb carrying houseOnBack&choosing 2remain @large. C: -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (291 bytes) () 05/25/2025 postreply 06:56:51

What crime had this guy committed? -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/25/2025 postreply 09:45:58

Built a house without permit ;-)) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/25/2025 postreply 10:17:18

It's illegal not criminal -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/26/2025 postreply 06:22:22

嗯,If didn’t build on a lie to hurt others -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/26/2025 postreply 08:35:49

"A Puma at Large" starts NCE3. Love to learn other meanings! -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/25/2025 postreply 08:13:12

Lion,hippo,zebra, giraffe, penguin etc. in large Madagascar -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/25/2025 postreply 09:50:47

什么意思呢?“主管”的意思?还是“代表”的意思? -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/25/2025 postreply 08:32:29

是不是多数党的意思,比如加拿大下议院共有343席位,某党要172席才能构成多数党政府 -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/25/2025 postreply 09:55:02

好,学习了。 editor-at-large 主管编辑的意思吧 ? -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 05/25/2025 postreply 13:44:38

所以说, “remain at l -rainriver- 给 rainriver 发送悄悄话 (112 bytes) () 05/25/2025 postreply 18:58:32

是。as criminals’ll go2theEnds of theEarth2Avoid beingCaught;) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (32 bytes) () 05/25/2025 postreply 22:42:13

咦?对不起,刚 -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (691 bytes) () 05/26/2025 postreply 00:26:55

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