walk free

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walk free

verb walks free · walking free · walked free

idiomatic, transitive To go unpunished; to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.
Similar: go free, walk

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@misc{walk_free_2026,
  title = {walk free},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/walk%20free},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}