absconders
n.n. people who run away from a place or a situation, often to avoid being caught or paying a debt. You usually hear this word in news stories about crime or in legal contexts.
n. individuals who flee from a place or situation, typically to evade arrest, legal obligations, or financial debts. Often used in legal or journalistic contexts to describe those who have disappeared from a known location.
The police are searching for the absconders who fled the courthouse.
After the company went bankrupt, several senior executives were identified as absconders who had hidden their assets overseas.
The investigation into the missing funds led to the identification of several absconders who had vanished before the final audit was completed, leaving behind a trail of unexplained transactions.