flee from justice

flee from justice
v.
For someone who has committed a crime to leave home or the jurisdiction where the crime was committed in order to avoid arrest.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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