fugitive vs criminal

criminal vs fugitive

fugitive and criminal both are nouns.

fugitive and criminal both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fugitive	Yes	Yes	No	No
criminal	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, criminal is a hypernym of fugitive; that is, criminal is a word with a broader meaning than fugitive:

fugitive: someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
criminal: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Other hypernyms of fugitive include crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw.

fugitive (noun)	criminal (noun)
someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

fugitive (adjective)	criminal (adjective)
lasting for a markedly brief time	guilty of crime or serious offense
	involving or being or having the nature of a crime
	bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

Difference between fugitive and criminal

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