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词汇 pass-holder
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Definition of pass-holder in English:

pass-holder

noun
Australian historical

  • A convict issued with a document authorizing some freedom of movement.

    the pass-holder was, after a time, entitled to a ticket-of-leave
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The pass-holders were held at hiring depots in Hobart, Launceston and at several points in the settled districts.
    • A pass-holder on arrival with eighteen months left to serve, his only transgression was to be out after hours within a few weeks of arriving.
    • A pass-holder may be deprived of his pass altogether, at the pleasure of the Lieutenant-Governor.
    • The gangs fell into a state of chronic revolt, while the pass-holders and ticket-of-leave men became the terror of the community.
    • If unable to find private employment, the pass-holders could work for the government, which would give them rations but no wages.
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