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PRONUNCIATION OF TICKET OF LEAVE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TICKET OF LEAVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ticket of leave is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TICKET OF LEAVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ticket of leave

Ticket of leave

A ticket of leave was a document of parole issued to convicts who had shown they could now be trusted with some freedoms. Originally the ticket was issued in Britain and later adopted by the United States, Canada and Ireland.

Definition of ticket of leave in the English dictionary

The definition of ticket of leave in the dictionary is a permit allowing a convict to leave prison, after serving only part of his sentence, with certain restrictions placed on him.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TICKET OF LEAVE

ticket
ticket agency
ticket agent
ticket barrier
ticket booth
ticket collector
ticket counter
ticket day
ticket desk
ticket holder
ticket inspector
ticket machine
ticket office
ticket tout
ticket-of-leave man
ticketing
ticketless
tickets
tickettyboo
tickety-boo

WORDS THAT END LIKE TICKET OF LEAVE

absent without leave
annual leave
by your leave
by-your-leave
cleave
compassionate leave
French leave
home leave
interleave
leave
maternity leave
on leave
parental leave
paternity leave
sabbatical leave
shore leave
sick leave
sleave
study leave
take leave
weave

Synonyms and antonyms of ticket of leave in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ticket of leave» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TICKET OF LEAVE

Find out the translation of ticket of leave to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ticket of leave from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ticket of leave» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

假车票
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

billete de licencia
570 millions of speakers

English

ticket of leave
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छुट्टी का टिकट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تذكرة الإجازة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Билет из отпуска
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bilhete de licença
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছুটির টিকিট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

billet de congé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tiket cuti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ticket des Urlaubs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

休暇の切符
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

휴가 티켓
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tiket cuti
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vé nghỉ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விடுப்பு டிக்கெட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रजाची तिकीटे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Izin belgesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Biglietto di congedo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bilet z urlopu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Квиток з відпустки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bilet de concediu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εισιτήριο της άδειας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kaartjie van verlof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

biljett för ledighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

billett av permisjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ticket of leave

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TICKET OF LEAVE»

The term «ticket of leave» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.998 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TICKET OF LEAVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ticket of leave

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TICKET OF LEAVE»

Discover the use of ticket of leave in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ticket of leave and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The ticket-of-leave system, in Australia and in England
It would perhaps be too much, to say that the Ticket-of-leave System in England has been founded in pure benevolence, for such a position may be attacked by the assertion that it has owed its origin to the difficulty of finding prison room during ...
William John Aislabie, 1857
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Gaol report, " well behaved." ] APPENDIX TO COMMUNICATIONS RELATING TO . Lieutenant Governor's Decision. Approved. (signed) J. F. • - The last charge is of a nature to make me hesitate, and I think he will be safer with a ticket of leave.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1838
3
Selling Sparrows
VIII No ticket-of-leave holder is to be absent from his district without a pass, except in the exercise of his duty as a constable. IX No pass can be granted to a ticket- of-leave holder to be absent from his district except by the Comptroller- General ...
Judy Wright, 2006
4
The Ticket of Leave Man, an Amusing ... Story [by H. L. ...
Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past.
Tom Taylor, 2011
5
Plays by Tom Taylor: Still Waters Run Deep, The Contested ...
Four of the best known are collected in this volume, the only edition of Taylor's works available.
Tom Taylor, Martin Banham, 1985
6
Report from the Select Committee on Transportation: Together ...
Will you state when and by what means the condition of the convict is changed ; how he obtains, for instance, a ticket of leave, and what is a ticket of leave ? — By local regulation, from the beginning of the settlement in Australia, the governors ...
Parliament commons, select comm., Geo. iii, Select Committee on Transportation, 1837
7
Statistics of the Colonies of the British Empire,...
The magistrates will take the earliest opportunity of informing the master, and will post a notice of the fact in some conspicuous place inside and outside the court- house, and will not receive any application for a ticket of leave from the same ...
Robert Montgomery Martin, 1839
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New South Wales: Correspondence Between the Colonial ...
NEW General Observations. SOUTH WALES. In the course of their inquiry your committee have been led to consider the inconvenience which arises from the present system of mustering ticket-of-leave holders, as affecting the convict himself, ...
‎1840
9
My Maylard Family The Genealogical History of an Ordinary Family
Tickets of Leave A Ticket of Leave passport allowed convicts holding such a passport to travel between certain points, visit a certain place or to attend the city markets for a specified period of time. The document stated the ticket of leave ...
Susanne E. Hayter, 2010
10
Freedom on the Fatal Shore: Australia's First Colony
It particularly damaged the interests of the ticket-of-leave holders who, though still technically convicts, had been treated as free men for the purpose of civil actions. The exclusion of convicts from actions in the civil court had not been extended ...
John Bradley Hirst, 2008

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TICKET OF LEAVE»

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Digs uncover reformative work colonies
A punishment system operated out of Fremantle Prison, and a reform system based on the "Ticket of Leave" allowed convicts to work for private sector employers ... «Phys.Org, Jun 14»

REFERENCE
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