fugitive from justice

fugitive from justice
n.
A person who flees to another state or hides after committing a crime, hoping to avoid arrest.

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


fugitive from justice
A person convicted or accused of a crime who hides from law enforcement or flees the jurisdiction (perhaps across state lines) to avoid arrest or punishment.
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


fugitive from justice
An individual who, after having committed a criminal offense, leaves the jurisdiction of the court where such crime has taken place or hides within such jurisdiction to escape prosecution.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


fugitive from justice
An individual who, after having committed a criminal offense, leaves the jurisdiction of the court where such crime has taken place or hides within such jurisdiction to escape prosecution.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

fugitive from justice
n.
   a person convicted or accused of a crime who hides from law enforcement in the state or flees across state lines to avoid arrest or punishment. Under Article IV, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, Governors are required to "deliver up" and return any fugitives from justice to the state where they allegedly committed the crime, a process called extradition.
   See also: extradition

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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  • fugitive from justice — noun someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice • Syn: ↑fugitive • Hypernyms: ↑criminal, ↑felon, ↑crook, ↑outlaw, ↑malefactor • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Fugitive — Fu gi*tive, n. 1. One who flees from pursuit, danger, restraint, service, duty, etc.; a deserter; as, a fugitive from justice. [1913 Webster] 2. Something hard to be caught or detained. [1913 Webster] Or Catch that airy fugitive called wit. Harte …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fugitive — fu·gi·tive / fyü jə tiv/ n: a person who flees; esp: a person who flees one jurisdiction (as a state) for another in order to elude law enforcement personnel Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. fugitive …   Law dictionary

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