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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The suspect was scheduled to be arraigned in Connecticut court on charges of being a fugitive from justice, before being brought back to face charges in Roxbury Municipal Court.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
Olden was taken to the Mercer County Jail, and Sharon police said in a release that he will be charged with a fugitive from justice.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Song was a fugitive from justice, wanted by the FBI for over a week.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 23 Nov. 2025
Johnson, of Clover, South Carolina, was charged with being a fugitive from justice in York County, according to jail records.
—Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
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Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
Olden was taken to the Mercer County Jail, and Sharon police said in a release that he will be charged with a fugitive from justice.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Song was a fugitive from justice, wanted by the FBI for over a week.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 23 Nov. 2025
Johnson, of Clover, South Carolina, was charged with being a fugitive from justice in York County, according to jail records.
—Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Fugitive from justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fugitive%20from%20justice. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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