English Explanatory Dictionary

ticket-of-leave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A permit once granted to convicts allowing them to leave prison under certain circumstances; used especially of convicts transported to the British colonies

Word forms

ticket-of-leave tickets-of-leave ticket of leave
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