## Function: COMMON-LISP:BLOCK [![package](https://img.shields.io/badge/Package-COMMON--LISP-5f9ea0.svg?style=social&colorA=999999)](../) [![type](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-Function-5f9ea0.svg?style=social&colorA=999999)](../#function) [![clhs](https://img.shields.io/badge/CLHS-BLOCK-5f9ea0.svg?style=social&colorA=999999)](http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/HyperSpec/Body/s_block.htm) [![github](https://img.shields.io/badge/GitHub-View_the_source-5f9ea0.svg?style=social&colorA=999999&logo=github)](https://github.com/sbcl/sbcl/blob/master/src/code/simple-fun.lisp/) > BLOCK name form* > > Evaluate the FORMS as a PROGN. Within the lexical scope of the body, > RETURN-FROM can be used to exit the form. ### Lambda list ```cl (&rest sb-impl::args) ```