Fugitive from justice
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
A person who, having committed a crime, flies from the state or country where it transpired, in order to evade arrest and escape justice.
Roberts v. Reilly, 116 U. S. 80 , 6 Sup. Ct. 291, 29 L. Ed. 541; State v. Hall, 115 N. O. 811, 20 S. E. 729, 28 L R. A. 289, 44 Am. St. Rep. 501; In re Voorhees, 32 N. J. Law, 150; State v. Clough, 71 N. H. 594, 53 Atl. 1086, 67 L IU A. 946; People v. Hyatt, 172 N. Y. 176, 64 N. E. 825, 60 In R. A. 774, 92 Am. St. Rep. 706.