Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
tick trefoil
tickbird
ticker
ticker tape
ticker-tape machine
ticker-tape parade
ticket
ticket day
ticket of leave
ticket scalper
ticket tout
tickety-boo
tickey
tickey-draai
ticking
ticking-off
tickle (1)
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "ticket of leave" in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

ticket of leave

tick·et of leave


noun 
Definition:
 
U.K. permit to leave prison: formerly, a permit allowing a convict to leave prison before completion of a sentence, under restrictions ( hyphenated before a noun )
a ticket-of-leave man

Englishtown: Learn English online
Also on MSN
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
Upgrade your Encarta experience
Encarta RSS Feeds
© 2008 Microsoft