Synonyms and antonyms of Getting out of prison in American Thesaurus

bail (verb)

to allow someone to stay out of prison while they wait for their trial, after money has been paid as bail

bail out ()

to give money to a court when someone is allowed to stay out of prison while they wait for their trial

bind over (American)

American to allow someone bail when they are waiting to appear in court

breakout (noun)

an occasion when prisoners escape from a prison

break out ()

to escape from a prison

bust out (informal)

informal to escape from prison

discharge (verb)

if someone who has been accused of a crime is discharged, they are judged to be not guilty and officially allowed to leave prison or a court of law

discharge (noun)

a situation in which someone who has been accused of a crime is judged to be not guilty and officially allowed to leave prison or a court of law

escaped (adjective)

an escaped prisoner or animal has escaped from a prison or from a zoo

escapee (noun)

someone who has escaped from prison

free (verb)

to let someone leave a prison or a place where they have been forced to stay

jailbreak (noun)

an escape from prison

liberate (verb)

formal to take someone out of prison

out (adverb)

not in prison anymore

pardon (verb)

to officially forgive someone for committing a crime and free them from prison

parole (noun)

permission for a prisoner to leave prison before the official time if they promise to obey particular rules

parole (noun)

the period during which a prisoner who is free must continue to obey particular rules

parole (verb)

to give a prisoner parole

the Parole Board ()

an independent body in England and Wales that carries out risk assessments on prisoners to decide whether they can be safely released into the community

release (noun)

the act of letting someone leave a place such as a prison or hospital

remission (noun)

mainly British the reduction of a prison sentence because the prisoner has behaved well

resocialisation ()

a British spelling of resocialization

resocialise ()

a British spelling of resocialize

resocialization (noun)

the process of working with prisoners to help prepare them for a new life in society after their release

resocialize (verb)

to prepare prisoners for a new life in society after they have been released from prison

work-release (noun)

American a system by which prisoners work outside prison during the day and then return to prison at night