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Fugitive

Part of Speech: noun, adjective

Definition:

1. (noun) A person who is running away or hiding, especially from the authorities or the law.

2. (adjective) Describing something or someone that is fleeing or escaping, typically from the law or a certain situation.

Senses:

Noun:

1. One who has fled his or her country to avoid prosecution or persecution.

2. A person who is on the run or hiding due to committing a crime.

Adjective:

1. Pertaining to or being a person who is fleeing justice or attempting to escape confinement.

2. Characterized by or related to the act of fleeing or running away.

Examples:

Noun - Sense 1:

She sought asylum in another country, as she was a fugitive escaping political persecution.

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Noun - Sense 2:

The police are still searching for the fugitive who escaped from custody yesterday.

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Adjective - Sense 1:

The sheriff's department launched a manhunt to capture the fugitive criminal.

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Adjective - Sense 2:

Her heart raced as she made her fugitive escape from the burning building.

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