absconders
People who bolt
Absconders are people who have fled or escaped, typically from legal custody, debt, or other obligations.
The term appears most often in legal and administrative contexts: The halfway house reported three absconders this month.
An absconder might be someone who skipped bail, left prison without authorization, or disappeared to avoid creditors.
One fleeing authorities
- escapeeOne who fled confinement
- runawayOne who flees
- deserterOne who abandons duty
- defectorOne who abandons allegiance
outlaw · evader · refugee · exile · renegade · turncoat · traitor · rebel
Depart swiftly from threat
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- decampDepart abruptly, often secretly
- disappearPass from visibility
- vanishCease to be visible
skedaddle · get-away · run-off · exfiltrate
Search for a suspect
- bountyReward for capture
- trackerOne who follows trails
- extraditionFugitive transfer between jurisdictions
- captureTake into custody
apprehension · dragnet · APB · reward · informant · tip-off · stakeout · surveillance
fugitive
One fleeing authorities
defector · outlaw · evader · refugee · exile · renegade · turncoat · traitor · rebel · mutineer
flee
Depart swiftly from threat
vanish · skedaddle · get-away · run-off · exfiltrate
manhunt
Search for a suspect
- bountyReward for capture
- trackerOne who follows trails
- extraditionFugitive transfer between jurisdictions
capture · apprehension · dragnet · APB · reward · informant · tip-off · stakeout · surveillance · investigation
evade
Escape by cunning
conceal · avoid · sidestep · circumvent · duck · obscure · disguise
absconderspursuers
Those who chase
bounty hunters · law enforcement · captors · trackers · marshals