fugitive
noun
a person who is fleeing, as from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway.
fugitives
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pluralof fugitive.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She aptly notes, however, that the fierce defense of the fugitives in Christiana was rooted in “decades of tenacious, ever-evolving anti-slavery and Black rights efforts,” which had “spread out across Philadelphia and rural southeastern Pennsylvania.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Constitution mandates that states deliver fugitives upon proper demand—though it does not provide a time frame for a response—the judge’s hands were tied.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
International politics was beginning to bite, Serbia's entry to the European Union held up by its protection of the fugitives.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Five of these were now considered fugitives, it said.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The plantations were twice as big, twice as numerous, the fugitives more plentiful and nimble, the bounties higher.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
