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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1673
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Effracter, n. [f. L. effract-, ppl. stem of effringere.] A breaker out (from prison). — 1673 Rec. Justiciary Ct. II. 175.
Making such as escape to be only punishable when they are also effracters
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