noun
fugitive from justice; fugitive criminal
Formal legal term for a person who has fled to avoid prosecution or punishment.
警察は逃亡犯罪人の行方を追っている。
The police are tracking the whereabouts of the fugitive criminal.
逃亡者 is a more general term for a fugitive or runaway, not necessarily a criminal, while 逃亡犯罪人 specifically refers to a criminal fugitive.
Compound of 逃亡 (flight, escape) and 犯罪人 (criminal, offender).