live at Her Majesty's pleasure

动词 v.
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英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To spend time in prison or jail. UK,colloquial
    — 'I treat patients who are living at Her Majesty's pleasure. They come to the hospital from Full Sutton prison and they are treated in the same way as anyone else.'

词形变化

lives at Her Majesty's pleasure present,singular,third-person living at Her Majesty's pleasure participle,present lived at Her Majesty's pleasure participle,past lived at Her Majesty's pleasure past

词源

From the legal phrase at Her Majesty's pleasure.
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