fugitive

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Synonyms: furtive, punitive, auditive, fruitive, fugitives, unitive, augitite

Antonyms: furtive, punitive, auditive, fruitive, fugitives, unitive, augitite

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Noun

1. A person who [[flee]]s or [[escape]]s and [[travel]]s [[secretly]] from [[place]] to [[place]], and sometimes using [[disguise|disguises]] and [[alias|aliases]] to [[conceal]] their [[identity]], as to [[avoid]] law [[authority|authorities]] in order to avoid an [[arrest]] or [[prosecution]], or to [[avoid]] some other [[unwanted]] [[situation]].

Adjective

1. [[flee|Flee]]ing or [[running]] away; [[escaping]].
2. [[transient|Transient]], [[fleeting]] or [[ephemeral]].
3. [[elusive|Elusive]] or difficult to [[retain]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[render]] someone a fugitive; to [[drive]] into [[escape]] or [[exile]].

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