prisoner. 1. A person who is serving time in prison. 2. A person who has been apprehended by a law-enforcement officer and is in custody, regardless of whether the person has yet been put in prison. Cf. CAPTIVE(1). “While breach of prison, or prison breach, means breaking out of or away from prison, it is […]
hanging, n. The act of carrying out an execution by suspending the person above the ground by a rope around the person’s neck. • Death is caused by asphyxiation (by being hoisted from the ground) or by a sudden breaking of the cervical vertebrae (by being dropped from a height).
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. ESCAPE(2). [Cases:
breach of prison (or jail) 突破监所罪(→prison breaking；jail breaking)
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