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 in Massachusetts as a fugitive from justice and will face extradition back to New York.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
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
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
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
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
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
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“Fugitive from justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fugitive%20from%20justice. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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