Fugitive

adj. runaway, fleeing, escaped; transitory, fleeting, passing; wandering; brief, of short duration; hard to understand

n. one who runs away from a difficult or dangerous situation; runaway; something elusive; something hard to understand

A fugitive is a person who is fleeing from custody, whether it be from private slavery, a government arrest, government or non-government questioning, vigilante violence, or outraged private individuals. As a verbal metaphor and psychological concept, one might also be described as a "fugitive from oneself." Finally, the literary sense of "fugitive" includes the meaning of simply "fleeting."
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Noun
1. someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops"
(synonym) runaway
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
2. someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
(synonym) fugitive from justice
(hypernym) criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor
(hyponym) absconder
Adjective
1. lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"
(synonym) fleeting, momentaneous, momentary
(similar) short

adj. fugitive, elusive, fleeting; scampish, transient

(n.)
Something hard to be caught or detained.
  

(n.)
One who flees from pursuit, danger, restraint, service, duty, etc.; a deserter; as, a fugitive from justice.
  

(a.)
Not fixed; not durable; liable to disappear or fall away; volatile; uncertain; evanescent; liable to fade; -- applied to material and immaterial things; as, fugitive colors; a fugitive idea.
  

(a.)
Fleeing from pursuit, danger, restraint, etc., escaping, from service, duty etc.; as, a fugitive solder; a fugitive slave; a fugitive debtor.