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ticket of leave
or ticket-of-leave
noun
, British.
, plural tickets of leave.
- (formerly) a permit allowing a convict to leave prison, under certain restrictions, and go to work before having served a full term, somewhat similar to a certificate of parole.
ticket of leave
noun
- (formerly in Britain) a permit allowing a convict ( ticket-of-leave man ) to leave prison, after serving only part of his sentence, with certain restrictions placed on him
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ticket of leave1
First recorded in 1725–35
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Example Sentences
The fellow is a ticket-of-leave man, and as likely as not in league with these scoundrels.
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It is stated that almost all the men by whom these resorts of iniquity are kept, are either ticket-of-leave men or emancipists.
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It was a degradation to you to go mates with a ticket-of-leave man.
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I got my ticket-of-leave, and worked for myself, chiefly at bullock-driving.
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"It's Natty Burke, the one-armed ticket-of-leave man," whispered Waters.
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