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escapee

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es·cap·ee  (-skp, sk-)
n.
One that has escaped, especially an escaped prisoner. See Usage Note at -ee1.

escapee [ɪˌskeɪˈpiː]
n
a person who has escaped, esp an escaped prisoner

Any person who has been physically captured by the enemy and succeeds in getting free. See also evasion and escape.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.escapee - someone who escapes
fugitive from justice, fugitive - someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice

escapee
noun runaway, escaper, refugee, fugitive, deserter, truant, absconder An escapee from Sydney's Long Bay Jail was recaptured today.
Translations
escapee [ɪskeɪˈpiː] N (from prison) → fugitivo/a m/f, prófugo/a m/f
escapee [ɪˌskeɪˈpiː] névadé(e) m/f
escape hatch n
(in roof, floor)trappe f de secours
(fig) (= means of escape) an escape hatch from sth → une échappatoire à qch
escape key ntouche f d'échappement
escape route n
(from difficult situation)échappatoire f
(from fire)issue f de secours
[prisoners] → voie f empruntée pour s'échapper; [fighters] → itinéraire m d'évasion
(on road)voie f de détresse
escapee
escapee [ɪskeɪˈpiː] nevaso/a


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SALAH AL-DIN / Aswat al-Iraq: Police forces on Thursday recaptured an escapee following intelligence reports about his whereabouts in Dalouiya district, according to a local official.
A security force captured the 12th escapee from Tikrit prison among the 16 detainees who had escaped from a prison in Tikrit two weeks ago, the commander of al-Dhloeya police department, lieutenant colonel Mohamed Khalid stated to NINA.
The Maze escapee who lost his protracted battle against deportation is, after all, "a fugitive from justice".
 
 
 
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