Fugitive

fūj′i-tiv, adj. apt to flee away: uncertain: volatile: perishable: temporary: occasional, written for some pa ing occasion.— n. one who flees or has fled from his station or country: one hard to be caught.— ns. Fū′gie ( Scot. ), a cock that will not fight, a runaway; Fū′gie-warr′ant , a warrant to apprehend a debtor about to abscond, prob. from the phrase in med it at i one fugæ ; Fugitā′tion ( Scots law ), absconding from justice: outlawry.— adv. Fug′itively .— n. Fug′itivene . [Fr.,—L. fugitivus , fugĕre , to flee.]