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ticket of leave
or ticket-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.
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Origin of ticket of leave
First recorded in 1725–35
Words nearby ticket of leave
ticket, ticket agency, ticket agent, ticket day, ticket office, ticket of leave, tickets, ticket scalper, ticket tout, tickety-boo, tickey
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British Dictionary definitions for ticket of leave
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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