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Legal Terms – escape
. The common-law crime of evading legal detention. The custody could take place outdoors, in a police station, or even in a prison. As long as his imprisonment is legal (for example, he might be held to furnish a *specimen of breath), the escaper need not have been charged with any crimes. Furthermore, he doesn't have to break out in any way. Helping a prisoner escape or allowing a prisoner who is being held in connection with a criminal case to escape is also illegal. A person commits the distinct crime of jail breaking if he actually escapes a building where he is legally detained. R v. Dhillon [2006] 1 WLR 1535 is the case.
. The common-law crime of evading legal detention. The custody could take place outdoors, in a police station, or even in a prison. As long as his imprisonment is legal (for example, he might be held to furnish a *specimen of breath), the escaper need not have been charged with any crimes. Furthermore, he doesn't have to break out in any way. Helping a prisoner escape or allowing a prisoner who is being held in connection with a criminal case to escape is also illegal. A person commits the distinct crime of jail breaking if he actually escapes a building where he is legally detained. R v. Dhillon [2006] 1 WLR 1535 is the case.
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