without incident
idiom
: without any unexpected trouble
The suspects were arrested without incident.
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The trio was arrested without incident and transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Officers arrested Capucci without incident a short time later on a charge of murder, police said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 25 May 2025
This was unrelated and the passenger was deplaned without incident.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
Ross surrendered to the authorities without incident, according to police.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Officers arrested Capucci without incident a short time later on a charge of murder, police said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 25 May 2025
This was unrelated and the passenger was deplaned without incident.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
Ross surrendered to the authorities without incident, according to police.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
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“Without incident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20incident. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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