Read the dictionary definition of fugitive. All definitions for this word.
1. someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
2. someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
1. fugitives from the sweatshops
3. lasting for a markedly brief time
1. a fleeting glance
2. fugitive hours
3. rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass
4. a momentary glimpse