Fugitive and Runaway

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Fugitive

Fugitive noun - Someone who flees from an uncongenial situation.

Usage example: fugitives from the sweatshops

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Runaway is a synonym for fugitive in seek topic. In some cases you can use "Runaway" instead the word "Fugitive" as a noun or an adjective, when it comes to topics like fleeing, escaped, person fleeing, escapee. popular alternative

Runaway

Runaway noun - Someone who flees from an uncongenial situation.

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Fugitive is a synonym for runaway in seek topic. You can use "Fugitive" instead the word "Runaway" as a noun or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as fleeing, escaped, out of control, person fleeing. popular alternative

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known	known fugitive	known runaway
alien	alien fugitive	alien runaway
young	young fugitive	young runaway
homeless	homeless fugitive	homeless runaway

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Guile Hero: Benjamin Butler (a skillful lawyer before the war), when faced with a demand by a Virginia fort to return some runaway slaves under the Fugitive Slave Act.

Source: Useful Notes / The American Civil War
In the short-lived series Runaway, the mother of a fugitive family manages to pass off their lack of legal documents as having been lost in Hurricane Katrina.

Source: Conveniently Unverifiable Cover Story
Resulting in Juve facing prison time, and Fandor becoming a runaway fugitive.

Source: Literature / Fantômas

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