ticket of leave
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ticket of leave
First recorded in 1725–35
Example Sentences
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He was invested with full powers, in fact, to qualify himself for Botany Bay; and I promised to forward his views towards a ticket of leave if the worst were to happen him.
From One Of Them by Lever, Charles James
The cashier regarded me as if I had offered a ticket of leave rather than an order for the considerable amount of seventy-five dollars.
From Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War by Townsend, George Alfred
The Penal Servitude Act was passed in 1850, and under it the much-condemned ticket of leave came into operation.
From About London by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
When I had been ten years out, I and a comrade of mine, O'Grady, got home on a ticket of leave.
From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Ashmore, Annie
Ten years—four of 'em I passed at hard labor, and then I got a ticket of leave, and came out here as a shepherd.
From The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia by Champney, James Wells
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