ESCAPE (in

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• MID

mid. Eng. eschape or escape, from the O. Fr. eschapper,

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• MODERN

modern echapper, and escaper,

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• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

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• LAT

Lat. escapium, from ex, out of, and cappa, cape, cloak; cf. for the sense development the Gr. iichueoOat, literally to put off one's clothes, hence to sli  p out of, get away), a verb meaning to get away from, especially from impending danger or harm, to avoid capture, to regain one's liberty after capture . As a substantive, " escape," in law, is the regaining of liberty by one in custody contrary to due process of law . Such escape may be by force, if out of prison it is generally known as " prison-breach " or " prison-breaking," or by the voluntary or negligent act of the custodian . Where the escape is caused by the force or fraud of others it is termed " rescue " (q.v.) . " Escape " is used in botany of a cultivated plant found growing wild . The word is also used of a means of escape, e.g . " fire-escape," and of a loss or leakage of gas, current of electricity or water .