Definitions for fugitive
ˈfyu dʒɪ tɪvfugi·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fugitive, runaway, fleernoun

   someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

   "fugitives from the sweatshops"

2. fugitive, fugitive from justiceadjective

   someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice

3. fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentaryadjective

   lasting for a markedly brief time

   "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fugitivenoun

   (often followed by "from") a person who is fleeing or escaping from something

   John was a fugitive

2. fugitiveadjective

   fleeing or running away

3. fugitiveadjective

   transient, fleeting or ephemeral

4. fugitiveadjective

   elusive or difficult to retain

5. Etymology: From fugitif.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FUGITIVEadjective

   Etymology: fugitif, French; fugitivus, Latin.

   1. Not tenable; not to be held or detained.

   Our ideas of infinity is a growing and fugitive idea, still in a boundless progression, that can stop no where. John Locke.

   Happiness, object of that waking dream,
   Which we call life, mistaking: fugitive theme
   Of my pursuing verse, ideal shade,
   Notional good, by fancy only made. Matthew Prior.

   2. Unsteady; unstable; not durable.3. Volatile; apt to fly away.

   The more tender and fugitive parts, the leaves, of many of the more sturdy vegetables, fall off for want of the supply from beneath: those only which are more tenacious, making a shift to subsist without such recruit. John Woodward, Nat. History.

   4. Flying; running from danger.

   Whilst yet with Parthian blood thy sword is warm,
   The fugitive Parthians follow. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

   The Trojan chief
   Thrice fugitive about Troy wall. John Milton.

   5. Flying from duty; falling off.

   Can a fugitive daughter enjoy herself, while her parents are in tears? Clarissa.

   6. Wandering; runnagate; vagabond.

   It was the most malicious surmise that had ever been brewed, howsoever countenanced by a libellous pamphlet of a fugitive physician. Henry Wotton.

2. Fugitivenoun

   Etymology: from the adjective.

   1. One who runs from his station or duty.

   Unmarried men are best friends, best masters, best servants, but not always best subjects; for they are light to run away, and almost all fugitives are of that condition. Francis Bacon, Essay 8.

   Back to thy punishment,
   False fugitive! and to thy speed add wings,
   Lest with a whip of scorpions I pursue
   Thy ling’ring. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ii.

   We understand by some fugitives that he hath commanded
   The generals to return with victory, or expect
   A shameful death. John Denham, Sophy.

   2. One who takes shelter under another power from punishment.

   There are also in this realm of England too many, which, being men of good inheritance, are fled beyond the seas, where they live under princes which are her majesty’s professed enemies; and converse and are confederates with other traytors and fugitives, which are there abiding. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

   Your royal highness is too great and too just a monarch either to want or to receive the homage of rebellious fugitives. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fugitive

   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 fugitive from justice, also known as a wanted person, can be a person who is either convicted or accused of a crime and hiding from law enforcement in the state or taking refuge in a different country in order to avoid arrest.A fugitive from justice alternatively has been defined as a person formally charged with a crime or a convicted criminal whose punishment has not yet been determined or fully served who is currently beyond the custody or control of the national or sub-national government or international criminal tribunal with an interest in their arrest. This latter definition adopts the perspective of the pursuing government or tribunal, recognizing that the charged (versus escaped) individual does not necessarily realize that they are officially a wanted person (e.g., due to a case of mistaken identity or reliance on a sealed indictment), and therefore may not be fleeing, hiding, or taking refuge to avoid arrest. The fugitive from justice is ‘international’ (versus ‘domestic’) if wanted by law enforcement authorities across a national border.Interpol is the international organization with no legal authority to directly pursue or detain fugitives of any kind. Europol is the European authority for the pursuit of fugitives who are on the run within Europe, and coordinates their search, while national authorities in the probable country of their stay coordinate their arrest. In the United States, the U.S. Marshals Service is the primary law enforcement agency that tracks down federal fugitives, though the Federal Bureau of Investigation also tracks fugitives. As a verbal metaphor and psychological concept, one might also be described as a "fugitive from oneself". The literary sense of "fugitive" includes the meaning of simply "fleeing". In many jurisdictions, a fugitive who flees custody while a trial is underway loses the right to appeal any convictions or sentences imposed on him, since the act of fleeing is deemed to flout the court's authority. In 2003, convicted rapist Andrew Luster had his appeals denied on the basis that he spent six months as a fugitive (he was convicted in absentia).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fugitiveadjective

   fleeing from pursuit, danger, restraint, etc., escaping, from service, duty etc.; as, a fugitive solder; a fugitive slave; a fugitive debtor

2. Fugitiveadjective

   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. Fugitivenoun

   one who flees from pursuit, danger, restraint, service, duty, etc.; a deserter; as, a fugitive from justice

4. Fugitivenoun

   something hard to be caught or detained

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1. Fugitive

   A fugitive 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 fugitive from justice, also known as a wanted person can either be a person convicted or accused of a crime, who is hiding from law enforcement in the state or taking refuge in a different country in order to avoid arrest in another country. Interpol is the international authority for the pursuit of trans-border fugitives. Europol is the European authority for the pursuit of fugitives who are on the run within Europe, and coordinates their search, while national authorities in the probable country of their stay coordinate their arrest. In the United States, the U.S. Marshals Service is the primary law enforcement agency that tracks down federal fugitives, though the Federal Bureau of Investigation also tracks fugitives. As a verbal metaphor and psychological concept, one might also be described as a "fugitive from oneself". Finally, the literary sense of "fugitive" includes the meaning of simply "fleeing". In many jurisdictions, a fugitive loses the right to appeal any convictions or sentences imposed on him, since the act of fleeing is deemed to flout the court's authority. Recently, convicted rapist Andrew Luster had his appeals denied on the basis that he spent six years as a fugitive.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fugitive

   fūj′i-tiv, adj. apt to flee away: uncertain: volatile: perishable: temporary: occasional, written for some passing occasion.—n. one who flees or has fled from his station or country: one hard to be caught.—ns. Fū′gie (Scot.), a cock that will not fight, a runaway; Fū′gie-warr′ant, a warrant to apprehend a debtor about to abscond, prob. from the phrase in meditatione fugæ; Fugitā′tion (Scots law), absconding from justice: outlawry.—adv. Fug′itively.—n. Fug′itiveness. [Fr.,—L. fugitivus, fugĕre, to flee.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fugitive

   One who flees from his station or duty; a deserter; one who flees from danger. One who has fled or deserted and taken refuge under another power, or one who has fled from punishment.

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1. Fugitive

   soon disappearing; not permanent.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fugitive in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fugitive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of fugitive in a Sentence

1. Aisha Elliott:

   I have to disagree, being a fugitive doesn't always end in capture.

2. Luis Martinez:

   As a foreign law enforcement fugitive, Yang is an ICE enforcement priority.

3. John Milton:

   But wherefore thou alone Wherefore with theeCame not all hell broke loose Is pain to themLess pain, less to be fled, or thou than theyLess hardy to endure Courageous chief,The first in flight from pain, hadst thou allegedTo thy deserted host this cause of flight,Thou surely hadst not come sole fugitive.

4. Antonio Mazzitelli:

   He was a fugitive, living in the jungle, but it's an important step.

5. Actor Alan Cumming:

   ... I don't understand how he and Rolling Stone ... sanctioned him going to meet that guy who is a wanted fugitive and then not to tell the authorities, i don't really know enough about it yet but I do think it's a bit dodgy ... But I'm sure it will make a great film, maybe I'll play Sean or maybe I'll play 'El Chapo'.

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