ticket of leave
or tick·et-of-leave
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noun, plural tickets of leave. British.
(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.
Origin of ticket of leave
First recorded in 1725–35
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Historical Examples of ticket of leave
The fellow is a ticket-of-leave man, and as likely as not in league with these scoundrels.
A Final ReckoningG. A. Henty
In the foregoing "Ticket-of-leave" the word Licence is spelt with an s.
Six Years in the Prisons of EnglandA Merchant - Anonymous
The ticket-of-leave man came in to ask if we could give him a job.
Rebel womenEvelyn Sharp
One was a convict on ticket-of-leave, the other a deserter from a regiment in England.
Mysteries of Police and CrimeArthur Griffiths
He will get a ticket-of-leave almost immediately on landing.
It Is Never Too Late to MendCharles Reade
ticket of leave
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