April 15, 2014

Prison Scape

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 018 Version 05

           Main Definitions

  1. abscond |n| |formal| to escape from a prison or institution where you are supposed to stay.
  2. "Three prisoners who absconded have still not been found."
  3. break free / break away |n| to escape from someone who is holding you.
  4. "She broke free and started running."
  5. break out |n| to escape from prison.
  6. "The jail is so secure that no one has ever broken out of it."
  7. escape 1 |n| the act of a method of escaping from a place or an unpleasant or dangerous.
  8. "It was a spectacular escape."
  9. "He escaped from prison this morning."
  10. escape 2 |v| to get away from a place where you have been kept as a prisoner or not allowed to leave.
  11. "Three prisoners have escaped from jail."
  12. "The thief received a tip-off and escaped."
  13. escape 3 |v| to leave a place when someone is trying to catch you or stop you.
  14. "We managed to escape unharmed."
  15. "They escaped to South America."
  16. flee |v| |writen| to leave somewhere very quickly in order to escape from danger.
  17. "She had to flee to America."
  18. flight |v| the act of escaping physically.
  19. "The two men fled before police arrived."
  20. get away |v| to escape from someone who is chasing you, especially when there is no chance that you will be caught. Is more informal than escape.
  21. "The robbers got away but left plenty of clues at the scene."
  22. "Don't let him get away!"
  23. get out |v| to escape from a building or room.
  24. "I was locked in the room and couldn't get out."
  25. jailbreak / breakout / gaolbreak / prisonbreak / prison-breaking |v| an escape from jail.
  26. "The breakout was carefully planned."
  27. run away |pv| to leave a place, especially secretly, in order to escape from someone or something.
  28. "She and her boss ran away together."
  29. "Three years ago I ran away to Mexico to live with a circus."
  30. prison |n| a building (or vessel) in which people are legally held as a punishment for crimes they have committed or while awaiting trial.
  31. "He died in prison."





          Escape Elements

  1. escape plan
  2. "You should have an escape plan in the event of a fire."
  3. escape route
  4. "All their escape routes had been blocked."
  5. escape vehicle


          People

  1. offender |n| someone who breaks the law.
  2. "The courts should impose tougher punishments on offenders."
  3. "A special prison for young offender."
  4. prisoner / convict / detainee / inmate / jailbird/ con / lifer /  yardbird |n| someone who is kept in a prison as a punishment for a crime, or while they are waiting for their trial.
  5. "Prisoner may be locked in their cells for twenty-two hours a day."
  6. police |n| force responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order.



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