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Definition of Fugitive
Fu´gi`tive | a. | 1. | Fleeing from pursuit, danger, restraint, etc., escaping, from service, duty etc.; as, a fugitive solder; a fugitive slave; a fugitive debtor. | | 2. | 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. | | n. | 1. | One who flees from pursuit, danger, restraint, service, duty, etc.; a deserter; as, a fugitive from justice. | | 2. | Something hard to be caught or detained. |
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