fugitivo

fugitive

noun adjective foo-HEE-tee-boh Rare

Origin: From Latin fugitivus, from fugere (to flee).

Usage Note

Fugitivo functions as both a noun and an adjective: el fugitivo (the fugitive) and un criminal fugitivo (a fugitive criminal). The feminine is fugitiva. It carries a stronger connotation of someone actively evading capture than prófugo, which is the more formal legal term used in arrest warrants. The verb is fugarse (to escape, to flee).

Examples

"La policía buscaba al fugitivo por toda la ciudad."

Natural Translation

The police were searching for the fugitive throughout the city.

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