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1. Someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
   "fugitives from the sweatshops"
   - runaway, fleer
    
2. Someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
   - fugitive from justice

1. Lasting for a markedly brief time
   "fugitive hours"
   - fleeting, momentaneous, momentary

Derived forms: fugitives

See also: short

Type of: criminal, crook, felon, individual, malefactor, mortal, outlaw, person, somebody, someone, soul

Encyclopedia: Fugitive