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Hit-And-Run
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hit-and-run adj
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: having left the scene of a motor vehicle accident without stopping to fulfill the duties imposed by law (as rendering aid or giving identification) [a driver]
2 : involving or concerning a hit-and-run driver [a accident] [ statutes]
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.