fugitive

fugitivus (Latin)

Fugitive Fugitive, deserter, runaway slave.

fugitif (Old French)

fugitive (English)

A person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes using disguises and aliases to conceal his/her identity, as to avoid law authorities in order to avoid an arrest or prosecution; or to avoid some other unwanted situation. Elusive or difficult to retain. Fleeing or running away. Transient, fleeting or ephemeral.