Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit NÂș 018 Version 05
Main Definitions
- abscond |n| |formal| to escape from a prison or institution where you are supposed to stay.
- "Three prisoners who absconded have still not been found."
- break free / break away |n| to escape from someone who is holding you.
- "She broke free and started running."
- break out |n| to escape from prison.
- "The jail is so secure that no one has ever broken out of it."
- escape 1 |n| the act of a method of escaping from a place or an unpleasant or dangerous.
- "It was a spectacular escape."
- "He escaped from prison this morning."
- escape 2 |v| to get away from a place where you have been kept as a prisoner or not allowed to leave.
- "Three prisoners have escaped from jail."
- "The thief received a tip-off and escaped."
- escape 3 |v| to leave a place when someone is trying to catch you or stop you.
- "We managed to escape unharmed."
- "They escaped to South America."
- flee |v| |writen| to leave somewhere very quickly in order to escape from danger.
- "She had to flee to America."
- flight |v| the act of escaping physically.
- "The two men fled before police arrived."
- 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.
- "The robbers got away but left plenty of clues at the scene."
- "Don't let him get away!"
- get out |v| to escape from a building or room.
- "I was locked in the room and couldn't get out."
- jailbreak / breakout / gaolbreak / prisonbreak / prison-breaking |v| an escape from jail.
- "The breakout was carefully planned."
- run away |pv| to leave a place, especially secretly, in order to escape from someone or something.
- "She and her boss ran away together."
- "Three years ago I ran away to Mexico to live with a circus."
- prison |n| a building (or vessel) in which people are legally held as a punishment for crimes they have committed or while awaiting trial.
- "He died in prison."
Escape Elements
- escape plan
- "You should have an escape plan in the event of a fire."
- escape route
- "All their escape routes had been blocked."
- escape vehicle
People
- "The courts should impose tougher punishments on offenders."
- "A special prison for young offender."
- 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.
- "Prisoner may be locked in their cells for twenty-two hours a day."
- police |n| force responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order.