| NOUN | person | fugitive from justice, fugitive | someone who is sought by law officers |
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| Meaning | someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice. | |
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| Synonym | fugitive | |
| Narrower | absconder | A fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution |
| escapee | someone who escapes | |
| Broader | criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor | someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime |
| Spanish | fugitivo | |
| Catalan | fugitiu | |
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