Phrase
fugitive from justice
noun
逃犯；在逃犯
someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
- 1.
someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
被执法官员追捕的人；试图逃避法律制裁的人
被执法官员追捕的人；试图逃避法律制裁的人；逃犯
In use
The police are searching for a fugitive from justice who escaped from prison last night.
After years on the run, the fugitive from justice was finally captured in a small town.
The documentary tells the story of a fugitive from justice who managed to evade capture for decades.
be a fugitive from justice
He is a fugitive from justice.
他是一个逃犯。
become a fugitive from justice
After the robbery, he became a fugitive from justice.
抢劫后，他成了逃犯。
arrest a fugitive from justice
注意："fugitive from justice" 常与冠词连用。
The police arrested a fugitive from justice.
警方逮捕了一名逃犯。
Common mistakes
The police are searching for a fugitive of justice.The police are searching for a fugitive from justice.
语义混淆：汉语中‘逃犯’常与‘of’搭配，但英语固定短语使用‘from’表示‘从法律逃离’。
He was declared a fugitive justice.He was declared a fugitive from justice.
介词缺失：‘fugitive’后必须接‘from justice’才能表达‘法律逃犯’之意，遗漏介词会导致语义不完整。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.