laisser passer

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The laisser faire and laisser passer of economists is, in no way, like the absolute formula, which some have denounced and others sought to utilize, as relieving authority of all care and all intervention.

From Principles Of Political Economy by Lalor, John J. (John Joseph)

At the station at Dunkirk, when I admitted I had no laisser passer, an obliging gendarme led me to his commander, and he placed his visée on my passport without question.

From World's War Events, Vol. I by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)

A letter from one of the authorities, which was a species of unofficial laisser passer, was read, and then a sort of council of war was held about what ought to be done with me.

From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Labouchere, Henry

Barriers occurred frequently placed slantwise across the roads, where sentries stood with fixed bayonets, and through which no one could pass unless the laisser passer was produced.

From Fanny Goes to War by Washington, Pat Beauchamp

Moved by contemptuous curiosity, the two officers examined the miller’s laisser passer by the light of an electric torch.

From The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 by Tracy, Louis