escape justice

Frequency: 6.46.1 per million words

To avoid being captured and punished for a crime.

justiceVERB + NOUN

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escape

Examples (10)

  • So far the robbers have escaped justice.
  • Many war criminals managed to escape justice for decades.
  • It's a tragedy when powerful individuals escape justice due to their connections.
  • The corrupt official thought he could escape justice, but he was eventually caught.
  • No one should be allowed to escape justice, regardless of their wealth or status.
  • The victims demanded that the perpetrators not escape justice.
  • For years, he believed he had successfully escaped justice.
  • The international community works to ensure that no dictator can escape justice.
  • She vowed that the murderer would not escape justice.
  • Some crimes are so heinous that the thought of the culprits escaping justice is unbearable.