Escape Clause
n. a provision in a contract which allows one of the parties to be relieved from (get out of) any obligation if a certain event occurs.
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ESCAPE, INSTIGATING OR ASSISTING - 18, U.S.C., 752(a), makes it a Federal crime or offense for anyone to instigate an escape or aid someone else in escaping from the lawful custody of a Federal officer.
Escape: The unlawful departure of a prisoner from his place of confinement.
escape clause : a clause in a contract that allows a party to avoid liability under the contract for specified reasons ;esp : a provision in an insurance policy that denies coverage when other insurance covers ...
ESCAPE. An escape is tho deliverance of a person who is lawfully imprisoned, out of prison, before such a person is entitled to such deliverance by law. 5 Mass. 310.
Escape
Definition - Intransitive Verb
: to depart from lawful custody with the intent of avoiding confinement or the administration of justice
Definition - Noun
1 : an act or instance of escaping
2 : the criminal offense of escaping ...
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a second offence of desertion or fraudulent enlistment (i.e. enlistment by one who already belongs to the service), certain embezzlements of public property, wilfully releasing without authority a prisoner or wilfully permitting a prisoner to escape, ...
'Whoever rescues or attempts to rescue or instigates, aids or assists the escape, or attempt to escape, of any person arrested upon a warrant or other process issued under any law of the United States, ...
When may a party escape obligations of a contract (such as a contract formed under duress or because of a misrepresentation)?
What is the meaning and effect to be given to the terms of a contract?
A defendant who agrees to be diverted will escape the criminal charges altogether if he successfully completes the rehabilitation program and stays out of trouble for a specified time.
Or he might have to escape by night and hope that he could flee the country without being captured. The fugitive was considered to be "dead", his land was forfeited to the King and his spouse considered a widow.
To help someone commit a crime, including helping the criminal escape from police or plan the crime. (See: aid and abet)
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tax evasion
n. intentional and fraudulent attempt to escape payment of taxes ...
tax return
n. the form to be filed with a taxing authority by a taxpayer whi...
Imports friendly intervention of counsel to remind the court of some matter of law which has escaped its notice and in regard to which it appears to be in danger of going wrong. It is not his function to take upon himself the management of a cause.1 ...
WAIFS.
Stolen goods waived or scattered by a thief in his flight in order to effect his escape. 2. Such goods by the English common law belong... more ...
fugitive: A person suspected of doing something wrong that runs away or tries to escape the law.
full faith and credit: This means a state must honor an order or judgment of another state's court and tribal courts.
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flow rate : The rate, expressed in gallons-or liters-per-hour, at which a fluid escapes from a hole or fissure in a tank. Such measurements are also made of liquid waste, effluent, and surface water movement.
Fugitive - One who flees; used in criminal law the implication of a flight, evasion, or escape from arrest, prosecution, or imprisonment..
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Oil record book: a book or log kept by the master of an oil tanker wherein every discharge or escape of oil is recorded.
interstate compact - A contract between member states to supervise juveniles on probation or parole, and to return delinquent juveniles who have escaped or nondelinquent juveniles who have run away, from one state to another.
However, gates are necessary for stock control and allowing stock to escape is both irresponsible and dangerous. This is such a difficult issue that even the Country Code is at odds with the legal position! ...
In military law, a parole is the promise by a prisoner of war on being released from confinement that he will remain in a stipulated place, not attempt to escape, ...
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