FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice

Synonyms:

fugitive; fugitive from justice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("fugitive from justice" is a kind of...):

criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fugitive from justice"):

absconder (a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution)

escapee (someone who escapes)