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 was charged with being a fugitive from justice, the New Hampshire Department of Justice said.
—Kerry Breen
june 18, CBS News, 18 June 2025
Agent Richard Simmons arrived at the courthouse that morning with a detainer for Medina-Perez, charged with possessing cocaine in Newton and being a fugitive from justice on a warrant out of Pennsylvania.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025
When Martinez appeared at New Haven Superior Court around 10:36 a.m. on the weapons charges, he was arrested and charged with fugitive from justice.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2025
He was later transported to Troop C where he was processed on charges including fugitive from justice and interfering with an officer/resisting.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2025
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Kerry Breen
june 18, CBS News, 18 June 2025
Agent Richard Simmons arrived at the courthouse that morning with a detainer for Medina-Perez, charged with possessing cocaine in Newton and being a fugitive from justice on a warrant out of Pennsylvania.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025
When Martinez appeared at New Haven Superior Court around 10:36 a.m. on the weapons charges, he was arrested and charged with fugitive from justice.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2025
He was later transported to Troop C where he was processed on charges including fugitive from justice and interfering with an officer/resisting.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2025
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“Fugitive from justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fugitive%20from%20justice. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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