escapees in English

noun
1
a person who has escaped from somewhere, especially prison.
We try to focus primarily on missing children, dangerous prison escapees and dangerous fugitives.
synonyms:runawayescaperabsconderjailbreakerfugitivetruantdeserterdefector
noun

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1. The escapees were the sticking point.

2. 3 US marshals specialize in finding fugitives and escapees.

3. The Blackguards are believed to be escapees from Blackrose Prison

4. The escapees were recaptured after three days on the run.

5. Bacolod Manhunt still on against 3 jail escapees July 01, 2021

6. Because Bibb published numerous interviews with newly arrived escapees, the newspaper became an invaluable resource for historians seeking to understand the workings of the Underground Railroad.

7. Three persons including two prison escapees were shot dead by the Police last evening in the Backlands of the East Coast village of Better Hope during a shoot-out

8. TWO prison escapees and their alleged female accomplice were shot dead by officers, who, acting on a tip, swooped down on a shack surrounded by bushes in the desolate Backlands of Better Hope, on the East Coast of Demerara

9. The Chase is a 1966 American neo noir drama film in Panavision directed by Arthur Penn and starring Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, and Robert Redford, about a series of events set into motion by a prison break.Because one of the two escapees is Charlie "Bubber" Reeves (Redford), wrongly assumed to be responsible for a murder, the escape causes a stir in a nearby town full of drunks where Bubber is