Definition of jailbreak
: a forcible escape from jail
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The pair also famously orchestrated a cinematic jailbreak — the 1996 escape from a maximum-security prison via helicopter.
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In a Facebook video, which has amassed nearly 100,000 views and over 1,000 shares, Orsini films the unusual jailbreak.
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Konecny’s mid-ice strip on the right triggered the jailbreak, and his saucer pass to Giroux from Bobrovsky’s left side to Giroux’s stick on the other side was on the tape.
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His jailbreak involved orange-juice invisible ink, string, rope, a boat, a little help from his friends and, presumably in his own estimation, a lot of help from God.
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The danger in forcing Bortles to beat them is assuring it doesn’t set off a Fournette jailbreak.
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Moorehead, who grew up in Italy and speaks Italian, portrays the trials and intrigues of the Rosselli clan in intimate detail: the invisible ink, jailbreaks, coded correspondence, and spies galore.
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Britain, which, unlike France, does not routinely station troops in its territories, bolstered its military presence on the British Virgin Islands after the jailbreak.
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The line just looked out of synch in general as the Colts had a couple free blitzers at time and full on jailbreaks at others. •
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First Known Use of jailbreak
1910
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Definition of jailbreak for English Language Learners
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: an escape from jail or prison
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Definition of jailbreak for Students
: escape from prison by force
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