fugitive from justice

Other forms: fugitives from justice

Definitions of fugitive from justice
  1. noun
    someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
    synonyms: fugitive
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    types:
    absconder
    a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution
    escapee
    someone who escapes
    alien absconder
    a fugitive remaining in the United States after an immigration judge has ordered them deported
    type of:
    criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw
    someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
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