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TICKET-OF-LEAVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A permit formerly given to convicts allowing them to leave prison under specific restrictions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ticket-of-leave" is a kind of...):
laissez passer; pass (a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions)