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fugitives

/ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪvz/ /ˈfjuːdʒətɪvz/

Meanings
noun
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.

Examples :

"After robbing the bank, the fugitives crossed state lines, hoping to avoid being caught. "
person law police government action

Related Words

Illustration authorities

authorities noun

/əˈθɔːrɪtiz/ /əˈθɑːrɪtiz/

The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere

"Example Sentence: "After the storm, the authorities issued a warning about contaminated water." "

Illustration escapes

escapes noun

/ɪˈskeɪps/ /ɛˈskeɪps/

The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.

"The prisoners made their escape by digging a tunnel."

Illustration secretly

secretly adverb

/ˈsi.kɹət.li/

In secret, covertly.

"She secretly hoped he would ask her to the dance. "

Illustration disguises

disguises noun

/dɪsˈɡaɪzɪz/ /dɪzˈɡaɪzɪz/

Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.

"A cape and moustache completed his disguise."

Illustration sometimes

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

Former; sometime.

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

Illustration aliases

aliases noun

/ˈeɪliˌeɪsiz/ /ˈeɪliəsɪz/

Another name; an assumed name.

"The spy used several aliases to avoid being recognized. "

Illustration travels

travels noun

/ˈtɹævəlz/

The act of traveling; passage from place to place.

"space travel"

Illustration identity

identity noun

/aɪˈdɛntəti/

Sameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.

"The twins share a striking identity; they look exactly alike. "

Illustration conceal

conceal verb

/kənˈsiːl/

To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.

"He tried to conceal the truth about his health."

Illustration situation

situation noun

/sɪtjuːˈeɪʃən/

The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.

"The United States is in an awkward situation with debt default looming."

Illustration unwanted

unwanted noun

/ʌnˈwɒntɪd/

One who or that which is not wanted; an undesirable.

"After the flood, the animal shelter was overflowing with unwanteds, mostly stray cats and dogs needing homes. "

Illustration prosecution

prosecution noun

/ˌpɹɑ.səˈkju.ʃən/

The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor.

"The prosecution of the war fell to Winston Churchill."