A person who is fleeing or escaping from something.
A person who is wanted by the law
lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"
someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the seatshops"
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops"