escaped convict
Fleeing jailed criminal
An escaped convict is a prisoner who has fled from custody or a correctional facility.
The phrase functions as a set expression, appearing in news reports, wanted posters, and crime dramas: Police are searching for an escaped convict last seen near the county line.
The term implies ongoing fugitive status—someone actively evading recapture.
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- on the runActively avoiding capture
- manhuntSearch for a suspect
- search partyGroup seeking someone lost
- prisonConfinement for offenders
chain gang · prison break · chase · runaway · shackles · ball and chain · wanted · wanted poster · most wanted · pursuit · hideout · safe house · bloodhound · guard dog · jumpsuit · bars · breakout · flee
- Outlawsoutlaw, bandit, desperado, highwayman, robber
- fugitivesfugitive, runaway, absconder, wanted, on the run
- criminalsmurderer, thief, burglar, criminal, killer
- displaced peoplerefugee, displaced, IDPs, asylum seeker, displaced persons