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   Fugitive , a. [OE. fugitif, F. fugitif, fr. L. fugitivus, fr. fugere to flee. See Bow to bend, and cf. Feverfew.]
   Fleeing from pursuit, danger, restraint, etc., escaping, from service, duty etc.; as, a fugitive solder; a fugitive slave; a fugitive debtor.
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   The fugitive Parthians follow.
   Shak.
   
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   Can a fugitive daughter enjoy herself while her parents are in tear?
   Richardson
   
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   A libellous pamphlet of a fugitive physician.
   Sir H. Wotton.
   
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   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.
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   The me more tender and fugitive parts, the leaves . . . of vegatables.
   Woodward.
   
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   Fugitive compositions, Such as are short and occasional, and so published that they quickly escape notice.
   Syn. -- Fleeting; unstable; wandering; uncertain; volatile; fugacious; fleeing; evanescent.
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   Fugitive , n.
   One who flees from pursuit, danger, restraint, service, duty, etc.; a deserter; as, a fugitive from justice.
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   Something hard to be caught or detained.
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   Or Catch that airy fugitive called wit.
   Harte.
   
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   Fugitive from justice (Law), one who, having committed a crime in one jurisdiction, flees or escapes into another to avoid punishment.
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