prison-breaking

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Noun

prison-breaking - an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"breakout, gaolbreak, jailbreak, prisonbreak, breakescape, flight - the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"

prison-breaking

in Scots law, the crime of breaking out and escaping from a prison (but not a temporary police cell) if held on a lawful warrant. Likewise, a person who breaks into a prison to rescue a prisoner commits the crime. See, for England, ESCAPE.

prison-breaking

noun

Synonyms for prison-breaking

noun an escape from jail

Synonyms

breakout
gaolbreak
jailbreak
prisonbreak
break

Related Words

escape
flight

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