'' he slipped their net.'' i want to know the meaning of "net" in this sentence
the context is that a convict was escaped, and someone else said '' he slipped their net.'' i want to know the meaning of "net" in this sentence. Thank you first.

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'' he slipped their net.'' i want to know the meaning of "net" in this sentence
the context is that a convict was escaped, and someone else said '' he slipped their net.'' i want to know the meaning of "net" in this sentence.  Thank you first.

Answer

Their net = the police's organised attempts to catch him.  In this sentence, "slip" = escape.

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I would guess it means that man is at large

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