jailbreak
noun
an escape from prison, especially by forcible means.
jailbreaks
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pluralof jailbreak.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It will also review current warnings and systemized notifications to the government of breaches, hacks, jailbreaks and other issues, and “recommend ways to improve the government’s response capacity under existing authorities.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
It’s whether, at the checkout aisle in Walmart, there’s a hang rack with a little 99-cent device that jailbreaks your iPhone and installs another app store.
From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2025
Such is Rédoine Faïd's reputation for jailbreaks, French authorities have deployed an elite unit of gendarmes to stop him absconding on his way to and from the court.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2023
We're now paying $2,000,000 for remote iOS jailbreaks, $1,000,000 for WhatsApp/iMessage/SMS/MMS RCEs, and $500,000 for Chrome RCEs.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2019
There are more than 20 red meat slaughter houses in New York City, according to the United States Department of Agriculture, and jailbreaks do happen.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2017
