Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An escaped prisoner.
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Examples
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Como los blogs se han escapado del control sumiso que el gobierno ejerce sobre algunos medios que dan vergüenza, pues también pretende controlarlos.
Global Voices in English » Peru: Proposal Shortens Time for Media to Correct Inexact Information 2009
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It was almost equal to the escapado of her pigeon.
The Alhambra 2002
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It was almost equal to the escapado of her pigeon.
The Alhambra 2002
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Supe, [97-3] por tanto, que eras gallego, que te llamabas Juan Falgueira, y que te habías escapado de la Cárcel Alta de Granada, donde estabas ya en capilla para ir a la horca por resultas de [97-4] haber robado y dado
Novelas Cortas Pedro Antonio de Alarc��n 1862
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The journey thus continued for half an hour longer; when it became evident to both travellers that the _escapado_ of the bull-ring was every moment growing more unable to proceed.
The Tiger Hunter Mayne Reid 1850
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At that moment the _escapado_ of the bull-ring caught sight of the two cows, and suddenly broke off into a gallop -- unfortunately, however, in a direction the very opposite to that which his rider desired him to take!
The Tiger Hunter Mayne Reid 1850
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