Definitions for: Fugitive


[n] someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
[n] someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the seatshops"
[adj] lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"



Webster (1913) Definition: Fu"gi*tive, a. [OE. fugitif, F. fugitif, fr. L.
fugitivus, fr. fugere to flee. See Bow to bend, and cf.
Feverfew.]
1. Fleeing from pursuit, danger, restraint, etc., escaping,
from service, duty etc.; as, a fugitive solder; a fugitive
slave; a fugitive debtor.

The fugitive Parthians follow. --Shak.

Can a fugitive daughter enjoy herself while her
parents are in tear? --Richardson

A libellous pamphlet of a fugitive physician. --Sir
H. Wotton.

2. Not fixed; not durable; liable to disappear or fall away;
volatile; uncertain; evanescent; liable to fade; --
applied to material and immaterial things; as, fugitive
colors; a fugitive idea.

The me more tender and fugitive parts, the leaves .
. . of vegatables. --Woodward.

Fugitive compositions, Such as are short and occasional,
and so published that they quickly escape notice.

Syn: Fleeting; unstable; wandering; uncertain; volatile;
fugacious; fleeing; evanescent.


Fu"gi*tive, n.
1. One who flees from pursuit, danger, restraint, service,
duty, etc.; a deserter; as, a fugitive from justice.

2. Something hard to be caught or detained.

Or Catch that airy fugitive called wit. --Harte.

Fugitive from justice (Law), one who, having committed a
crime in one jurisdiction, flees or escapes into another
to avoid punishment.

Synonyms: fleeting, fugitive from justice, momentaneous, momentary, runaway, short

See Also: absconder, criminal, crook, escapee, felon, human, individual, malefactor, mortal, outlaw, person, somebody, someone, soul

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