FUGITIVE (2)

fugitive (2). Fugitive, a. flying, wandering, unstable, volatile

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Fu″gi‐tive (?), n. 1. 1. One who flees from pursuit, danger, restraint, service, duty, etc.; a deserter; as, a fugitive from justice.
2. 2. Something hard to be caught or detained.
Or Catch that airy fugitive called wit. Harte. Fugitive from justice (Law), one who, having committed a crime in one jurisdiction, flees or escapes into another to avoid punishment.