"in hot pursuit" meaning in All languages combined

See in hot pursuit on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Etymology: See hot pursuit Etymology templates: {{m|en|hot pursuit}} hot pursuit Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in hot pursuit, {{en-PP}} in hot pursuit
  1. Pursuing someone in order to apprehend him, especially across a border.
    Sense id: en-in_hot_pursuit-en-prep_phrase-fFWmYG0t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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