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ticket-of-leave

noun
tick·​et-of-leave | \ ËŒti-kÉ™t-É™(v)-ˈlÄ“v How to pronounce ticket-of-leave (audio) \
plural tickets-of-leave

Definition of ticket-of-leave

: a license or permit formerly given in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations to a convict under imprisonment to go at large and to get work subject to certain specific conditions

First Known Use of ticket-of-leave

1732, in the meaning defined above

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