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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Wellesley mother Janette MacAusland, 49, is scheduled to be arraigned in Vermont Superior Court in Bennington on Monday to face a charge of fugitive from justice.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
MacCausland is currently being held at a correctional facility in Vermont and will appear in Bennington County Superior Court on Monday to answer for a fugitive from justice charge.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Gillum was arrested as a fugitive from justice and will be extradited to Louisiana to face charges there, the sheriff’s office said.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Our Bravo East Deputies located the male at a Destin hotel and he was taken into custody tonight without incident as a fugitive from justice.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
MacCausland is currently being held at a correctional facility in Vermont and will appear in Bennington County Superior Court on Monday to answer for a fugitive from justice charge.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Gillum was arrested as a fugitive from justice and will be extradited to Louisiana to face charges there, the sheriff’s office said.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Our Bravo East Deputies located the male at a Destin hotel and he was taken into custody tonight without incident as a fugitive from justice.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Fugitive from justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fugitive%20from%20justice. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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