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Noun: ticket-of-leave
Usage: archaic
  1. A permit formerly given to convicts allowing them to leave prison under specific restrictions
    "The prisoner was granted a ticket-of-leave after serving half of his sentence"

Derived forms: ticket-of-leaves

Type of: laissez passer, pass

Encyclopedia: Ticket-of-leave