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 45-year-old was booked on a fugitive from justice charge, according to records from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
The four suspects were arrested on fugitive from justice warrants in three different states between Wednesday and Friday of last week, Allensaid.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 May 2024
Rucker is being jailed in Kentucky on a fugitive from justice warrant, police said.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Considered a fugitive from justice, Jonathan had evaded sentencing for convictions on convictions of pandering obscene material and child endangerment, prosecutors told ABC 13.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
Grandmother is fugitive Four other defendants charged in the original indictment remain fugitives from justice, according to the FBI and Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
Jail records from Pike County, Alabama, showed Richmond was booked into custody on a fugitive from justice charge, as of Wednesday morning.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2024
Court officials said Washington was also charged with being a fugitive from justice in Virginia, where she is wanted in a larceny case.
—Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
She is being charged with being a fugitive from justice for failing to show up for a hearing on March 7, police in Michigan said, but declined to elaborate further.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
The four suspects were arrested on fugitive from justice warrants in three different states between Wednesday and Friday of last week, Allensaid.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 May 2024
Rucker is being jailed in Kentucky on a fugitive from justice warrant, police said.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Considered a fugitive from justice, Jonathan had evaded sentencing for convictions on convictions of pandering obscene material and child endangerment, prosecutors told ABC 13.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
Grandmother is fugitive Four other defendants charged in the original indictment remain fugitives from justice, according to the FBI and Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
Jail records from Pike County, Alabama, showed Richmond was booked into custody on a fugitive from justice charge, as of Wednesday morning.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2024
Court officials said Washington was also charged with being a fugitive from justice in Virginia, where she is wanted in a larceny case.
—Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
She is being charged with being a fugitive from justice for failing to show up for a hearing on March 7, police in Michigan said, but declined to elaborate further.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
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