prison escape
Fleeing from custody
A prison escape is the act of fleeing lawful custody, whether from a jail, prison, or during transport.
The term covers everything from tunneling out of a penitentiary to slipping away from guards.
The prison escape made national headlines.
Also called a jailbreak or breakout.
- lockpickingOpening locks without keys
- diggingRemoving earth below
- tunnelingDigging underground passages
- climbAscend using effort
- desperationUtter loss of hope
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- biblical miracleswalking on water, water into wine, raising Lazarus, calming the storm, loaves and fishes
- breakoutsoutbreak, jailbreak, acne, pimples, zits
- Action Moviesaction movies, action films, action scenes, action stars, explosions
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prison escapeparole
Conditional early release
release · discharge · early release · probation · commutation
prison escapeincarceration
Confinement in jail
imprisonment · recapture · arrest · capture · apprehension
prison escaperecapture
Seize again after loss
solitary confinement · life sentence · apprehension · lockdown · voluntary surrender