fugitive from justice

• Eine Person, die aus dem Gewahrsam entkommen ist, sich der Strafverfolgung entzieht oder sich nach einer Straftat vor den Strafverfolgungsbehörden versteckt.

A person who has escaped from custody, is avoiding legal prosecution, or is hiding from law enforcement authorities after committing a crime.

1. Person fleeing the lawB2formal

   A person who is running away or hiding from law enforcement to avoid arrest, prosecution, or imprisonment for a crime.

   Flüchtling vor dem Gesetz

   • The police issued a warrant for the fugitive from justice.
   • He lived as a fugitive from justice for over a decade before being caught.
   • The international manhunt for the fugitive from justice finally ended.