fugitive from justice
fugitive from justice · fugitives from justice
A person who is convicted or accused of a crime and who then flees from law…A person who is convicted or accused of a crime and who then flees from law enforcement and runs across state lines to evade arrest.
Meaning
1 senses(US)A person who is convicted or accused of a crime and who then flees from law enforcement and runs across state lines to evade arrest.
More definitions
- someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
Forms
plural: fugitives from justice| Singular | fugitive from justice |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice:fugitive
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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