Someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A fugitive is a person who is fleeing from custody, whether it be from jail, a government arrest, government or non-government questioning, vigilante violence, or outraged private individuals. Wikipedia

Person fleeing from arrest. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Person who is fleeing from custody Wikidata

A person who is fleeing or escaping from something. OmegaWiki

A person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes using disguises and aliases to conceal his/her identity, as to avoid law authorities in order to avoid an arrest or prosecution; or to avoid some other unwanted situation. Wiktionary

A person who is convicted or accused of a crime and who flees from law enforcement and runs across state lines to evade arrest. Wiktionary