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let-off (iou)



let-off noun. E19.
[from let off (a), (b) s.v. LET verb1.]
A display of festivity, a festive occasion. arch. E19.
A release or exemption from punishment or duty. M19.
b. Cricket. A batsman's escape from dismissal when a fielder misses an opportunity to get him or her out. M19.
The action of pulling the trigger of a rifle. E20.