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ticket-of-leave man definition

ticket-of-leave· man (tik′it əv lēv′)

Brit. a convicted person whose sentence had not expired, set conditionally at liberty by issuance of a revocable permit (ticket of leave)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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