| 单词 | ticket of leave |
| 释义 | ticket of leave in British Englishnoun (formerly in Britain) a permit allowing a convict (ticket-of-leave man) to leave prison, after serving only part of his sentence, with certain restrictions placed on him ticket of leave in American EnglishnounWord forms: plural tickets of leave Brit (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 Word origin [1725–35]This word is first recorded in the period 1725–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: arcade, collapse, postmortem, roulette, viburnumExamples of 'ticket of leave' in a sentence |
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