fugitive from justice

noun

: a person (such as a criminal suspect or witness) who tries to elude law enforcement especially by fleeing the jurisdiction : fugitive
… when I declare myself as her counsel, I have to surrender her or be charged with harboring a fugitive from justice.James M. Cain

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He is also charged with one count of fugitive from justice for a fingerprintable charge, according to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025 Medina-Perez had been arrested four days before the hearing on April 2, 2018, for possessing narcotics and being a fugitive from justice in Pennsylvania. Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025 The suspect in the case remained a fugitive from justice, an Anaconda Deer Lodge County Police Department spokesperson confirmed to USA TODAY on Monday, Aug. 4. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025 National, out-of-state Republicans have issued statements on the arrest of this fugitive from justice in Massachusetts. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for fugitive from justice

Word History

First Known Use

1735, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fugitive from justice was in 1735

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“Fugitive from justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fugitive%20from%20justice. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.

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