Definitions

1. noun

the act of escaping from prison, especially by violence or by exploiting a technical flaw in a security system.

“The hackers planned a sophisticated jailbreak to free the prisoners.”

2. verb

to escape from prison, especially by violence or by exploiting a technical flaw in a security system.

“The inmates tried to jailbreak from the maximum-security facility.”

3. verb

to remove restrictions or limitations from something, especially software, so it can be used freely.

“The developers jailbroke the iOS system to enable additional features.”