FUGITIVES
Noun
fugitives
plural of fugitive
Source: Wiktionary
FUGITIVE
Fu"gi*tive, a. Etym: [OE. fugitif, F. fugitif, fr. L. fugitivus, fr.
fugere to flee. See Bow to bend, and cf. Feverfew.]
1. Fleeing from pursuit, danger, restraint, etc., escaping, from
service, duty etc.; as, a fugitive solder; a fugitive slave; a
fugitive debtor.
The fugitive Parthians follow. Shak.
Can a fugitive daughter enjoy herself while her parents are in tear
Richardson
A libellous pamphlet of a fugitive physician. Sir H. Wotton.
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.
The me more tender and fugitive parts, the leaves . . . of
vegatables. Woodward.
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.
Fu"gi*tive, 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.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition