The unlawful permission, by a jailer or other custodian, of
a prisoner’s departure from custody.

An apophyge.

To get free from that which confines or holds; – used
of persons or things; as, to escape from prison, from arrest, or from
slavery; gas escapes from the pipes; electricity escapes from its
conductors.

A sally.

The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of
avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil; flight; as, an
escape in battle; a narrow escape; also, the means of escape; as, a
fire escape.

To get clear from danger or evil of any form; to be
passed without harm.

To avoid the notice of; to pass unobserved by; to evade;
as, the fact escaped our attention.

To flee from and avoid; to be saved or exempt from; to
shun; to obtain security from; as, to escape danger.

To flee, and become secure from danger; – often
followed by from or out of.

That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake; an
oversight; also, transgression.