noun
a person who is fleeing from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway
adjective
fleeing, transient, elusive
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The police are in pursuit of the fugitive who escaped from prison.
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Did you hear about the fugitive on the run from the cops?
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That fugitive dude is always one step ahead of the law.
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His thoughts were like a fugitive, constantly fleeing from his grasp.