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单词 expiree
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Definition of expiree in English:

expiree

noun ɛkspʌɪˈriː
Australian historical
  • A convict whose term of sentence has expired.

    there is no Act to prevent an expiree going away from the colony
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Ship owners were prohibited from carrying expirees back to England.
    • The judge implicitly admits that even after completing the sentence of transportation, the expiree was never exactly a free man.
    • Official policy intended to bar the return of expirees to England.
    • A committee of enquiry into the security of life and property in Sydney identified the twin evils of poor discipline and the influx of Norfolk Island expirees to the barracks.
    • The expiree Robert Sparks was the successful tenderer for the building of two stone navigational obelisks.

Origin

Early 19th century: from expire + -ee.

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