Fugitive
![Fugitives are often profiled in the media in order to be apprehended, such as in the TV show America's Most Wanted.](/Images/godic/202501/14/John_Walsh_filming_a_segment_for_America's_Most_Wanted2914.jpg")
A fugitive (or runaway) 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. A fugitive from justice, also known as a wanted person, can be a person who is either convicted or accused of a crime and hiding from law enforcement in the state or taking refuge in a different country in order to avoid arrest.