Usually means: Fleeing to avoid legal capture.
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We found 13 dictionaries that define the word on the lam:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. on the lam: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. on the lam: Merriam-Webster
  3. on the lam: Collins English Dictionary
  4. on the lam: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. on the lam: Wiktionary
  6. on the lam: Dictionary.com
  7. On the Lam (Cavity album), On the lam: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. Lam, on the: The Word Detective

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. On the lam: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. on the lam: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. on the lam: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (on the lam)

▸ adjective:  Running away, usually from the police; on the run.

Similar:
runaway, running, on the move, off and running, byrunning, drive-by, caught on the hop, scampered, wandering, at speed, more...

Opposite:
captured, arrested, apprehended, detained, caught

Phrases:
take it on the lam, Marge on the Lam, Eight on the Lam, go on the lam, more...

Adjectives:
runaway, fugitive, dodge, w/o, getaway, run, levant, run in, run-in, hit-and-run

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Similar:
runaway, running, on the move, off and running, byrunning, drive-by, caught on the hop, scampered, wandering, at speed, more...

Opposite:
captured, arrested, apprehended, detained, caught

Phrases:
take it on the lam, Marge on the Lam, Eight on the Lam, go on the lam, more...

Adjectives:
runaway, fugitive, dodge, w/o, getaway, run, levant, run in, run-in, hit-and-run



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