All 3 Uses of
fugitive
in
Turtles All the Way Down
- Anyway, I have to read about the effects of smallpox on indigenous populations tonight, so I can't really solve The Case of the Fugitive Billionaire.†
p. 16.6fugitive = someone hiding from law enforcement officers
- If finding fugitives doesn't work out for me as a career, I might get into guardianship of billionaire children.†
p. 55.6 *fugitives = people hiding from law enforcement officers
- The top search result for "Unless you leave a leg behind" was a news article called "How White-Collar Fugitives Survive on the Lam"; the quote in question referred to how difficult it is to fake your own death.†
p. 117.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(fugitive as in: she is a fugitive) someone who is running away or hiding to avoid arrest or an unpleasant situation
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) 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."