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Definition of Passports
1. passport [n] - See also: passport
Literary usage of Passports
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1895)
"Before the receipt of these, one of which covered the form of your passports, it
had been determined here that passports should be issued in our own ports ..."
2. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Being His Autobiography, Correspondence by Thomas Jefferson (1859)
"Opinion relative to granting of passports to American vessels. May 3, 1793.
It has been stated in our treaties with the French, Dutch and Prussians, ..."
3. Switzerland and the Adjacent Portions of Italy, Savoy, and Tyrol: Handbook by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1907)
"Passports. Custom House. Passports. In Switzerland passports must be shown in
order to ... Passports may be obtained direct from the Foreign Office (fee 2«. ..."
4. The Life of Richard Cobden by John Morley (1881)
"We spoke upon the subject of passports. I mentioned to him the conversation I
Lad had with the Emperor when Mr. Bright and I had an audience with him. ..."
5. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1906)
"Passports § 218. Belligerents on occasions arrange among conducts, ... Passports are
written permissions given by a belligerent to enemy subjects for the ..."
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