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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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
One of the defendants is currently in prison, and another is a fugitive from justice.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Medina-Perez, deported twice previously, had been arrested on drug charges, while there was a warrant out of Pennsylvania for the defendant as a fugitive from justice.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
He was charged with being a fugitive from justice, the New Hampshire Department of Justice said.
—Kerry Breen
june 18, CBS News, 18 June 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 23 July 2025
One of the defendants is currently in prison, and another is a fugitive from justice.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Medina-Perez, deported twice previously, had been arrested on drug charges, while there was a warrant out of Pennsylvania for the defendant as a fugitive from justice.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
He was charged with being a fugitive from justice, the New Hampshire Department of Justice said.
—Kerry Breen
june 18, CBS News, 18 June 2025
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“Fugitive from justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fugitive%20from%20justice. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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