An escape is the 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. 2. It will be proper to consider, first, what is a lawful imprisonment; and, secondly, the different kinds of escapes. 3. When a man is imprisoned in a proper place under the process of a court having jurisdiction in the … [Read more...]

A mistaken judgment or incorrect belief as to the existence or effect of matters of fact, or a false or mistaken conception or application of the law. Error is also used as an elliptical expression for "writ of error;" as in saying that error lies; that a judgment may be reversed on error. Assignment of errors. In practice. The statement of the plaintiff's case on a writ of … [Read more...]

A clause in a contract which, upon an event occurring, allows one party to be excused entirely (an escape) from being required to perform on an obligation. … [Read more...]

A judgement made that is based upon an erroneous assumption of a fact in evidence. … [Read more...]

A warrant issued in England against a person who being charged in custody in the king's bench or Fleet prison, in execution or mesne process, escapes and goes at large. Jacob's L. D. h. t. … [Read more...]