person who flees justice
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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. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. fugitive from justice … Law dictionary
fugitive from justice — A person who commits a crime and then withdraws himself from the jurisdiction, whether or not such jurisdiction is his home state. 31 Am J2d Extrad § 15. A person who, having committed a crime, is absent from the state when he is sought to answer … Ballentine's law dictionary
fugitive from justice — A person who, having committed a crime, flees from jurisdiction of court where crime was committed or departs from his usual place of abode and conceals himself within the district. A person who, having committed or been charged with crime in one … Black's law dictionary
fugitive from justice — A person who, having committed a crime, flees from jurisdiction of court where crime was committed or departs from his usual place of abode and conceals himself within the district. A person who, having committed or been charged with crime in one … Black's law dictionary
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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Kushiel's Justice — infobox Book | name = Kushiel s Justice title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Jacqueline Carey cover artist = Cheryl Griesbach and Stanley Martucci country = United States language = English series = Imriel… … Wikipedia
Conservation refugee — Conservation Refugees are people, usually indigenous, who are displaced from their native lands when conservation areas are created, such as parks and other protected areas.[1] Contents 1 Definition 1.1 Role of ENGOS 1.2 Preserving habitats or … Wikipedia
fugitive — [fyo͞o′ji tiv] adj. [ME fugitif < OFr < L fugitivus < pp. of fugere, to flee < IE base * bheug , to flee > Gr phygē, flight] 1. fleeing, apt to flee, or having fled, as from danger, justice, etc. 2. a) passing quickly away;… … English World dictionary
fugitive — adj. & n. adj. 1 fleeing; that runs or has run away. 2 transient, fleeting; of short duration. 3 (of literature) of passing interest, ephemeral. 4 flitting, shifting. n. 1 (often foll. by from) a person who flees, esp. from justice, an enemy,… … Useful english dictionary
