Flight
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Flight
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Meaning of Flight
When used in connection with the prosecution of a crime means the defendant absented himself from the community of the crime out of sense of guilt or out of fear of, or to avoid arrest. Rowser v state (Ala-. Cr.App.) 346 So.2d533.
Flight Alternative Definition
In criminal law. The evading the course of justice by a man's voluntarily withdrawing himself. 4 Bl. Comm. 387. See "Fugitive from Justice."
Synonyms of Flight
noun
absconding
avoidance
decampment
departing
departure
desertion
disappearance
ejfugium
elusion
escaping
evacuation
evasion
exodus
fleeing
fuga
hasty departure
hegira
leaving
removal
retreat
running away
Associated Concepts: flight fromjustice
fugitive from justice
unlawful flight to avoid prosecution
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