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Definition of Jailbreak
1. Noun. An escape from jail. "The breakout was carefully planned"
Generic synonyms: Escape, Flight
Derivative terms: Break, Break Out
Definition of Jailbreak
1. Noun. An escape from prison ¹
2. Verb. To escape from prison. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To modify the firmware of an electronic device, especially a mobile phone, in order to remove restrictions that prevent it from running unofficial software. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jailbreak
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jailbreak
Literary usage of Jailbreak
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Struggle for Land in Brazil: Rural Violence Continues by Jemera Rone (1992)
"In one, defendant Edson Matos dos Santos escaped from jail in January 1992.
The second jailbreak was earlier, in August 1991, involving his codefendant, ..."
2. Environmental Theology by Richard Cartwright Austin (1990)
"... Jonathan Schell reports: Abandoning, for the time being, all hope of a jailbreak,
the members of the Polish opposition began to examine more closely the ..."
3. Behind Bars in Brazil by Joanne Mariner, James Cavallaro (1998)
"Candido Vargas Freire, secretary of public security, describing the police response
to an attempted jailbreak near Fortaleza, Ceara, in December 1997, ..."
4. Detained in China and Tibet: A Directory of Political and Religious Prisoners by Robin Munro, Mickey Spiegel, Asia Watch Committee (U.S.) (1994)
"According to the authorities, the group planned to stage incidents by using
catapults to smash street lamps, and then carry out a jailbreak at the ..."
5. Postcommunism: Four Perspectives by Michael Mandelbaum (1996)
"Similarly, in eastern Europe was not a "revolution," as its earliest commentators
claimed.2 (It was not even a jailbreak; the demoralized jailer simply left ..."
6. Daytrips Scotland and Wales by Judith Frances Duddle (2003)
"Without warning you may even witness an attempted jailbreak! (Don't worry, it
isn'ta ghost, just an actor giving one of his "Living History Performances"). ..."
7. Celebrated Criminal Cases of America by Thomas Samuel Duke (1910)
"While incarcerated, a jailbreak occurred and four escaped, but one prisoner,
named Morgan, was killed by the guards while making the attempt. ..."
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