ticket of leave

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

ticket of leave (plural tickets of leave)

  1. (UK, historical) A licence or permit given to a convict or prisoner to go out and work before the expiration of his sentence, subject to certain conditions.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1858, Peter Lund Simmonds, The Dictionary of Trade Products
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