- While on the lam, Benek worked as a waitress at a small diner.
- All of which leads her to suspect that he was either on the lam or in the Witness Protection Program.
- Does he turn her over to the cops, or ditch school and go on the lam with her?
lamlam /læm/ noun 
on the lam American English informal escaping or hiding from someone, especially the police: 
Brenner was recaptured after three weeks on the lam.
on the lam American English informal escaping or hiding from someone, especially the police: Brenner was recaptured after three weeks on the lam.