noun
outlaw, refugee, runaway, truant, exile, deserter, escapee, vagabond, waif, stray, derelict, outcast, Ishmael, hunted person, absconder, bolter, fly-by-night*.
modified
runaway, escaped, outlaw, criminal, wandering, fleeting, evanescent, elusive, fleeing, running away, evading, avoiding, on the run, on the lam*; see also fleeting, wandering 1.
See fugitive in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
Fleeing or having fled, as from home, confinement, captivity, or justice:
Lasting or existing only for a short time:
One who flees, as from home, confinement, captivity, or justice:
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