prison-breaking
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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.Collins Dictionary of Law © W.J. Stewart, 2006
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