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ESCAPE Definition & Legal Meaning

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The departure or deliverance out of custody of a person who was lawfullyimprisoned, before he is entitled to his liberty by the process of law.The voluntarily or negligently allowing any person lawfully in confinement to leavethe place. 2 ISish. Crim. Law,

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