Usually means: Disobey traffic signal, risking safety.
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  1. run a red light: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. run a red light: Wiktionary

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  1. run a red light: Idioms

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  1. run a red light: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (run a red light)

verb:  (literally, automotive, road transport) To drive past an illuminated red traffic light instead of stopping as indicated.
verb:  (idiomatic) To enter a restricted area; to trespass.
verb:  (idiomatic) To falsely accuse someone of wrongdoing.
verb:  (idiomatic) To pass a political bill that is clearly based on false premises.
verb:  (idiomatic) To claim a position that one has not rightfully earned.

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