Meanings
plural fugitives from justice
- USlawA person who is convicted or accused of a crime and who then flees from law enforcement and runs across state lines to evade arrest.
Synonyms: fugitive of the law
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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 synonyms by meaning
nounsomeone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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fugitive from justice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fugitive%20from%20justice
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