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a person who is running away or hiding from the police or a dangerous situation: Thousands of fugitives are fleeing from the war-torn area. fugitive from justice Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were fugitives from justice (= they ran away to avoid being tried in court). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Runaways and refugees.
fu· gi· tive ˈfyü-jə-tiv. Synonyms of fugitive. 1. : running away or intending flight. a fugitive slave. a fugitive debtor. 2. : moving from place to place : wandering. the fugitive clouds of the sky K. K. Darrow. 3. a. : being of short duration. the journalist … is concerned only with the fugitive moment A. L. Guerard. b.
A fugitive or runaway is a person who is fleeing from custody, whether it be from jail, a government arrest, government or non-government questioning, vigilante violence, or outraged private individuals.
a person who is fleeing, as from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway: a fugitive from justice; a fugitive from a dictatorial regime.
(fjuːdʒɪtɪv ) Word forms: plural fugitives. countable noun. A fugitive is someone who is running away or hiding, usually in order to avoid being caught by the police. The rebel leader was a fugitive from justice. ...the fugitive train robber. Synonyms: runaway, refugee, deserter, outlaw More Synonyms of fugitive. More Synonyms of fugitive.
This is a list of fugitives from justice, notable people who disappeared or evaded capture while being sought by law enforcement agencies in connection with a crime, and who are currently sought or were sought for the duration of their presumed natural lifetime.
The FBI is offering rewards for information leading to the apprehension of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. Select the images of suspects to display more information.
The FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives during the 2020s is a list, maintained for an eighth decade, of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. At any given time, the FBI is actively searching for 12,000 fugitives.
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.
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."
