All 7 Uses

fugitive
in
The Secret Life of Bees
(Edited)

And if she knew that Rosaleen was a true fugitive, wouldn't she have to call the police?
p. 101.8 *

fugitive = someone hiding from the police
What I meant was being a fugitive from the law.
p. 120.6

fugitive = someone hiding from law enforcement officers
Neil came over most evenings and sat with June in the parlor while the rest of us watched The Fugitive on television in the den.
p. 123.5
August said she wished the fugitive would go ahead and find the one-armed man and get it over with.
p. 123.5
I was a fugitive from justice, and here I was breezing into a jail where there were probably policemen trained to recognize me.
p. 183.1
Rosaleen, a fugitive.
p. 279.6
"A fugitive from justice," I said.
p. 281.5

Definitions:

(1) (fugitive as in: she is a fugitive)
someone who is running away or hiding to avoid arrest or an unpleasant situation
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Much more rarely, "fugitive" may describe something that lasts for a very short time; as in "a fugitive impression."