fugitive from

Frequency: 8.520.3 per million words

Used to indicate what the fugitive is escaping from, e.g., justice, the law.

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Examples (10)

  • After the verdict, he became a fugitive from justice, vanishing across the border.
  • The task force finally captured the notorious fugitive from the law.
  • Declared a fugitive from custody, she surrendered two days later.
  • They gave shelter to a fugitive from political persecution.
  • Once an activist, he lived for years as a fugitive from an authoritarian regime.
  • The film follows a doctor who becomes a fugitive from the police after a wrongful accusation.
  • Several inmates escaped, and two remain fugitives from prison tonight.
  • How long can a fugitive from the law hide in plain sight?
  • The abolitionists aided a fugitive from slavery on the Underground Railroad.
  • Despite the manhunt, he remained a fugitive from justice for a decade.