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fugitive vs outlaw

outlaw vs fugitive

fugitive and outlaw both are nouns.

fugitive and outlaw both are adjectives.

fugitive is not a verb while outlaw is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fugitive Yes Yes No No
outlaw Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, outlaw is a hypernym of fugitive; that is, outlaw is a word with a broader meaning than fugitive:
  • fugitive: someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
  • outlaw: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Other hypernyms of fugitive include criminal, crook, felon, malefactor.
fugitive (noun) outlaw (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) outlaw (adjective)
lasting for a markedly brief time contrary to or forbidden by law
disobedient to or defiant of law
fugitive (verb) outlaw (verb)
declare illegal; outlaw
Difference between fugitive and outlaw

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