fugitive (redirected from Fugitives)

fu·gi·tive  (fyj-tv)

adj.

1. Running away or fleeing, as from the law.

2.

a. Lasting only a short time; fleeting: "[His] house and burial place ... should be visited by all who profess even a fugitive interest in political economy" (John Kenneth Galbraith).

b. Difficult to comprehend or retain; elusive: fugitive solutions to the problem.

c. Given to change or disappearance; perishable: fugitive beauty.

d. Of temporary interest: fugitive essays.

3. Tending to wander; vagabond.

n.

1. One who flees; a refugee.

2. Something fleeting or ephemeral.

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[Middle English fugitif, from Old French, from Latin fugitvus, from fugitus, past participle of fugere, to flee.]

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fugi·tive·ly adv.

fugi·tive·ness n.

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fugitive [fyew-jit-iv]

Noun

a person who flees, esp. from arrest or pursuit

Adjective

1. fleeing

2. not permanent; fleeting [Latin fugere to take flight]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fugitive - someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops" fleer, runaway individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	2.	fugitive - someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice fugitive from justice absconder - a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime escapee - someone who escapes
Adj.	1.	fugitive - lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse" fleeting, momentaneous, momentary short - primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months"

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fugitive

noun runaway, refugee, deserter, escapee, runagate (archaic)

Translations

fugitive [ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv] n (from prison) → fugitivo/a

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fugitive [ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv] n → fugitif/ive

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fugitive [ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv] n → Flüchtling m

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fugitive [ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv] n → fuggitivo/a, profugo/a;

(from prison) → evaso/a

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fugitive

n fugitive [ˈfjuːdʒətiv]

a person who is running away (from the police etc) a fugitive from justice. voortvlugtende هارِب беглец uprchlík flygtning der Flüchtling φυγάς fugitivo põgenik فراری pakenija fugitif/-ive נִמלָט भगोड़ा bjegunac menekülő pelarian flóttamaður fuggitivo, evaso 逃亡者 탈주자 bėglys bēglis pelarian vluchteling flyktning, rømling zbieg fugitivo fugar беглец utečenec ubežnik begunac rymling ผู้ลี้ภัย kaçak 逃亡者 втікач; дезертир مفرور người chạy trốn hoặc lánh nạn 逃亡者