bail jumper
Fled before trial
A bail jumper is someone who fails to appear in court after being released on bail.
The term emphasizes the deliberate nature of the violation—jumping bail rather than merely missing a court date.
Bail jumpers face arrest warrants and forfeiture of any bond posted: The bounty hunter tracked down the bail jumper in Nevada.
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- on the runActively avoiding capture
- warrantFormal authorization document
- bountyReward for capture
- hunterPursuer of prey
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- lawbreakersthief, robber, burglar, vandal, smuggler
- fugitivesfugitive, escapee, escaped convict, runaway, prison escapee
- bounty huntingbounty hunter, fugitive, capture, skip tracer, skip tracing
- captivesprisoner, captive, inmate, detainee, hostage
- displaced peoplerefugee, displaced, IDPs, asylum seeker, displaced persons
- ex-prisonersex-con, ex-convict, parolee, time served, conditional release
role in the bail/fugitive system
bail jumperbounty hunter
Professional fugitive capturer
bail bondsman · bondsman · skip tracer · surety · court officer
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