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pursuer; pursuing party; posse
追っ手はすぐそこまで来ていた。
The pursuers were right behind them.
森の奥へ逃げ込んだ姫に、追っ手が迫る。
The pursuers closed in on the princess who had fled deep into the forest.
山中で追っ手をうまく巻いた逃亡者は、自由の身となった。
The fugitive, having successfully lost his pursuers in the mountains, became a free man.