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

Examples of fugitive from justice in a Sentence

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Shepherd was arrested in Boone County, Mo., where he is being held as a fugitive from justice, court records indicate. —

Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2024 The bond for the fugitive from justice charge was set at $1 million. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024 The rapper, whose real name is Clifford Harris Jr., was booked into the Clayton County Jail on a fugitive from justice charge around 4:30 p.m. and released just before 6:30 p.m., court records viewed by USA TODAY show. —

Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024 Lane is charged with fugitive from justice and first-degree criminal trover, the report said. —

Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for fugitive from justice

Word History

First Known Use

1735, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of fugitive from justice was in 1735

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“Fugitive from justice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fugitive%20from%20justice. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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