ESCAPED

To get free; to free oneself.

"The factory was evacuated after toxic gases escaped from a pipe."

To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.

"He only got a fine and so escaped going to jail."

To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment.

"Luckily, I escaped with only a fine."

Having escaped, especially from prison or another place of confinement.

"People are being warned not to approach the escaped prisoner."