"Fugitive" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH

one who flees; always nsed ln law with the implication of a flight, evd-sion, or escape from some duty or penalty or from the consequences of a misdeed

Something hard to be caught or detained.

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.

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

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