DE FRANGENTIBUS PRISONAM

de frangentibus prisonam (dee fran-jen-ti-b[schwa]s priz-[schwa]-n[schwa]m), n. [Latin “of those who break prison”] Hist. The statute providing that an escaped prisoner will not be put to death or forfeit a limb simply for escaping from prison unless the original crime required that penalty upon conviction. 1 Edw. 2.