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Escape :: Escape (n.) The unlawful permission, by a jailer or other custodian, of a prisoner's departure from custody..

Theta :: Theta (n.) A letter of the Greek alphabet corresponding to th in English; -- sometimes called the unlucky letter, from being used by the judges on their ballots in passing condemnation on a prisoner, it being the first letter of the Greek qa`natos, death..

Abuse :: Abuse (v. t.) To use ill; to maltreat; to act injuriously to; to punish or to tax excessively; to hurt; as, to abuse prisoners, to abuse one's powers, one's patience..

Jailer :: Jailer (n.) The keeper of a jail or prison.

Jug :: Jug (v. t.) To commit to jail; to imprison.

Safe :: Safe (superl.) Incapable of doing harm; no longer dangerous; in secure care or custody; as, the prisoner is safe..

Imprison Ment :: Imprison ment (n.) The act of imprisoning, or the state of being imprisoned; confinement; restraint..

Liberty :: Liberty (n.) Freedom from imprisonment, bonds, or other restraint upon locomotion..

Secure :: Secure (v. t.) To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping; as, to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship..

Tollbooth :: Tollbooth (n.) In Scotland, a burgh jail; hence, any prison, especially a town jail..

Dietary :: Dietary (n.) A rule of diet; a fixed allowance of food, as in workhouse, prison, etc..

Habeas Corpus :: Habeas corpus () A writ having for its object to bring a party before a court or judge; especially, one to inquire into the cause of a person's imprisonment or detention by another, with the view to protect the right to personal liberty; also, one to bring a prisoner into court to testify in a pending trial..

Caitiff :: Caitiff (n.) A captive; a prisoner.

Provost :: Provost (n.) The keeper of a prison.

Close :: Close (v. t.) Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close prisoner..

Illegality :: Illegality (n.) The quality or condition of being illegal; unlawfulness; as, the illegality of trespass or of false imprisonment; also, an illegal act..

Prisoner :: Prisoner (n.) A person under arrest, or in custody, whether in prison or not; a person held in involuntary restraint; a captive; as, a prisoner at the bar of a court..

Mainprise :: Mainprise (v. t.) To suffer to go at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his appearance at a day; -- said of a prisoner..

Rescue :: Rescue (v.) The forcible liberation of a person from an arrest or imprisonment.

Confine :: Confine (n.) Apartment; place of restraint; prison.

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