ticket of leave noun phr. [,tɪkɪt ǝv 'li:v] M18.[from TICKET noun + OF preposition + LEAVE noun1.]Hist. A ticket or document giving leave or permission;
spec. (esp. in Australia) a conditional licence for a convict to be at large after the expiry of part of the sentence.
Comb.:
ticket-of-leave man a prisoner or convict who had served part of his sentence and was granted certain concessions, esp. leave.
■ ticket-of-leaver noun a ticket-of-leave man
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