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ticket of leave

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ticket of leave

–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.
Also, ticket-of-leave.


Origin:
1725–35
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