1. Adjective
Fleeing from pursuit, danger, restraint, etc., escaping, from service, duty etc.; as, a fugitive solder; a fugitive slave; a fugitive debtor.
2. Adjective
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.
3. Noun
One who flees from pursuit, danger, restraint, service, duty, etc.; a deserter; as, a fugitive from justice.
4. Noun
Something hard to be caught or detained.
5. Noun
someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
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