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Fugitive, a. and n. Also: fugitife, -yve, fugetyve, fwgityfe. [ME. fugityve, -yfe (c 1384), OF. fugitif, -ive, L. fugitīvus.]
1. Fleeing from justice; escaping from the law. 1397 Acts I. 208/1.
Byddand hym on the kyngis behalfe that he arrest sic a fugitive mysdoer 1494–5 Treas. Acc. I. 212.
Ane composicione maid … for the eschete gudis of William of Conyngham, fugitife and at the horne 1501 Red Bk. Menteith II. 304.
Gyff thai be fugitiue and passis vthow [sic] thair bondis 1542 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 113.
Gif ony persoun … is fugitive and denuncit rebell for non-compeirance 1577 Douglas Corr. 227.
He quhom I sould hef delyuerit for Mylburnis bill myndis to remane fugityue 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. 75 b.
Quhen it is necessare to attach sic men as are fugitiue and disobedient to the law 1686 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII. 21.
He is denunced fugitive and is insert in the printed fugitive roll
b. In the phr. fugitive fra the law and variants of this. 1515 Reg. Privy S. I. 394/2.
The eschete landis and gudis of William Quhite, … now being fugitive fra the kingis law 1516 Ib. 430/2.
The said Robertis being fugitive fra the law … for the clipping … of our money 1522 Fife Sheriff Ct. 276.
For the quhilk slauchtir thai ar … put to our horn as fugetyve fra our lawes 1559 Reg. Privy S. MS. XXX. 24.
Quhen it sal happin him to be convict fugitive fra the law 1629 Peebles B. Rec. 368.
That the said William Mathiesone sall nawayis escaipe nor be fugitiue fra the laws of this realme
c. n. One fleeing from the law. 1397 Acts I. 208/1.
In the samyn maner sal al lordis … ansuer to the schirefis lettres … as to the arestyng of the fugitiues Ib. 380/2.
Reffaris and wikyt misdoaris … fugitifis and fleand out of public balȝeris
2. Fleeing from one's country or home. 1513 Doug. i. i. 2.
The man … that fugitive By fait to Ytail come 1533 Bell. Livy I. 12/26.
Eneas, fugitive [L. profugus] fra his ciete on the samyn maner 1549 Compl. 81/17.
In his last days he [sc. Hannibal] vas fugitiue fra al cuntreis
3. Fleeting, transitory. 1531 Bell. Boece I. p. ix.
Thus is no thing in erd bot fugitive, Passand and cumand be spreiding successive
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