escape from punishment

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• escape — escapable, adj. escapeless, adj. escaper, n. escapingly, adv. /i skayp /, v., escaped, escaping, n., adj. v.i. 1. to slip or get away, as from confinement or restraint; gain or regain liberty: to escape from jail. 2. to slip away from pursuit or… …   Universalium

• PUNISHMENT — While there is no modern theory of punishment that cannot, in some form or other, be traced back to biblical concepts, the original and foremost purpose of punishment in biblical law was the appeasement of God. God abhors the criminal ways of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• escape — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 getting away from a place ADJECTIVE ▪ attempted ▪ successful ▪ great ▪ one of the greatest escapes of all time ▪ daring …   Collocations dictionary

• escape — es|cape1 [ ı skeıp ] verb *** ▸ 1 get away from something bad ▸ 2 avoid something unpleasant ▸ 3 come out by accident ▸ 4 not remember/notice ▸ 5 go away on vacation ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to get away from a place where you are in danger:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• escape — I UK [ɪˈskeɪp] / US verb Word forms escape : present tense I/you/we/they escape he/she/it escapes present participle escaping past tense escaped past participle escaped *** 1) [intransitive] to get away from a place where you are in danger Three… …   English dictionary

• escape — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by from) get free of the restriction or control of a place, person, etc. 2 intr. (of a gas, liquid, etc.) leak from a container or pipe etc. 3 intr. succeed in avoiding danger, punishment, etc.; get off safely. 4… …   Useful english dictionary

• escape — [e skāp′, iskāp] vi. escaped, escaping [ME escapen < NormFr escaper, var. of eschaper < VL * excappare < L ex , out of (see EX 1) + LL cappa, cloak (i.e., leave one s cloak behind)] 1. to get free; get away; get out; break loose, as from …   English World dictionary

• escape — es•cape [[t]ɪˈskeɪp[/t]] v. caped, cap•ing, n. adj. 1) to slip or get away, as from confinement or restraint 2) to avoid capture, punishment, or any threatened evil 3) to issue from a confining enclosure, as a gas or liquid 4) to slip away; fade… …   From formal English to slang

• escape — [c]/əsˈkeɪp / (say uhs kayp) verb (escaped, escaping) –verb (i) 1. to slip or get away, as from confinement or restraint; gain or regain liberty. 2. to slip away from pursuit or peril; avoid capture, punishment, or any threatened evil. 3. to… …  

• Leibniz (from) to Kant — From Leibniz to Kant Lewis White Beck INTRODUCTION Had Kant not lived, German philosophy between the death of Leibniz in 1716 and the end of the eighteenth century would have little interest for us, and would remain largely unknown. In Germany… …   History of philosophy

• From the Corner of His Eye — Infobox Book name = From the Corner of His Eye image caption = Cover of From the Corner of His Eye author = Dean Koontz country = United States language = English series = genre = Suspense, Thriller publisher = Bantam Publishing release date =… …   Wikipedia