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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Federal law also prohibits anyone who is a fugitive from justice or someone convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence from possessing firearms.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
Six men who authorities say are affiliates of the Trinitarios gang were arrested Wednesday and arraigned in district court on charges of being fugitives from justice and then arraigned in Essex Superior Court on a total of 121 indictments.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
The Waterbury resident was taken into custody and formally charged as a fugitive from justice.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 23 Nov. 2024
Investigators later confirmed that Hopkins was a fugitive from justice with an active, extraditable warrant out of Seattle, Washington, for a previous robbery offense, according to Bessette.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Nov. 2024
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
Six men who authorities say are affiliates of the Trinitarios gang were arrested Wednesday and arraigned in district court on charges of being fugitives from justice and then arraigned in Essex Superior Court on a total of 121 indictments.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
The Waterbury resident was taken into custody and formally charged as a fugitive from justice.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 23 Nov. 2024
Investigators later confirmed that Hopkins was a fugitive from justice with an active, extraditable warrant out of Seattle, Washington, for a previous robbery offense, according to Bessette.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Fugitive from justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fugitive%20from%20justice. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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