prison breach. A prisoner’s forcible breaking and departure from a place of lawful confinement; the offense of escaping from confinement in a prison or jail. • Prison breach has traditionally been distinguished from escape by the presence of force, but some jurisdictions have abandoned this distinction. — Also termed prison breaking; breach of prison. Cf. […]
per infortunium (p[schwa]r in-for-t[y]oo-nee-[schwa]m), adj. or adv. [Latin] By misadventure. • At common law, when one person killed another per infortunium, a conviction and royal pardon were necessary even when there was no fault. See homicide per infortunium under HOMICIDE. “It may seem strange to modern minds that for centuries it was a rule of
particeps criminis (pahr-t[schwa]-seps krim-[schwa]-nis), n. [Latin “partner in crime”] 1. An accomplice or accessory. See ACCESSORY. Pl. participes criminis (pahr-tis-[schwa]-peez). [Cases: Criminal Law 59, 68. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 127, 137, 998.] “The courts of justice will allow the objection that the consideration of the contract was immoral or illegal to be made even by
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