ticket of leave
noun
(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.
tickets of leave
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pluralof ticket of leave.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Those who had tickets of leave were rewarded with conditional pardons, and tickets of leave were awarded to the rest with one or two exceptions.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Thomas Mitchell
These men have been on tickets of leave for a number of years, and not a word of complaint has been received against them.
From The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia by James Wells Champney
"But there were others who were confined with more serious charges against them than yourself, and yet you know that many of them were pardoned, or obtained tickets of leave, and are now doing well."
From The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia by James Wells Champney
