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FUGITIVE definition: 1. a person who is running away or hiding from the police or a dangerous situation: 2. (especially…. Learn more.
The meaning of FUGITIVE is running away or intending flight. How to use fugitive in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Fugitive.
Fugitive definition: a person who is fleeing, as from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway. See examples of FUGITIVE used in a sentence.
FUGITIVE meaning: 1. a person who is running away or hiding from the police or a dangerous situation: 2. (especially…. Learn more.
Someone who flees or runs away from the police to avoid capture is a fugitive. "Authorities were looking for three men who escaped from prison today. Authorities believe the three fugitives may be disguised as nuns and advise the public to be careful."
noun. /ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/ fugitive (from somebody/something) a person who has escaped or is running away from somewhere and is trying to avoid being caught. a fugitive from justice. one of the most wanted fugitives sought by the Italian police. Topics Crime and punishment c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
A fugitive is someone who is running away or hiding, usually in order to avoid being caught by the police.
fugitive adjective & noun. Meaning & use. adjective. (Formerly sometimes with inflected plural, esp. in legal phrases after Anglo-Norman.) 1.a. a1616–. Apt or tending to flee; given to, or in the act of, running away. a1616. Whil'st yet with Parthian blood thy Sword is warme, The Fugitiue Parthians follow.
Definition of fugitive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
FUGITIVE definition: someone who is escaping or hiding from the police or from a dangerous situation. Learn more.
