See Also: ticket of leave(dictionary)
leave(2)(dictionary)
leave(1)(dictionary)
leave(4)(dictionary)
leave(3)(dictionary)
leave(5)(dictionary)
Leave(medicine)
cataphyllary leave(medicine)
paternity leave(dictionary)
family leave(medicine)

ticket of leave (iou)



ticket of leave noun phr. 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 M19.