fugitive

a person who has committed a crime and is trying to avoid being caught or punished by the police

fugitivo, prófugo

• a fugitive from justice

Collocations fugitive from justice · wanted fugitive

• He is a fugitive from justice.

  Es un prófugo de la justicia.

a person who has escaped from prison or another place where they were being kept against their will

escapado, fugitivo

• an escapee from prison

Collocations escape from prison · prison fugitive

• She was a fugitive who had escaped from prison.

  Ella era una fugitiva que había escapado de la prisión.

(literary) a person or thing that has passed into the past and cannot be recovered

pasado, fugitivo (en el tiempo)

• time flies

Collocations fugitive time · passing time

• Time is a fugitive, and we must make the most of it.

  El tiempo es fugitivo y debemos aprovecharlo al máximo.