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lived at Her Majesty's pleasure

lived at Her Majesty's pleasure is the simple past and past participle of live at Her Majesty's pleasure.

Meaning of live at Her Majesty's pleasure

Verb

live at Her Majesty's pleasure (third-person singular simple present lives at Her Majesty's pleasure, present participle living at Her Majesty's pleasure, simple past and past participle lived at Her Majesty's pleasure)

  1. (UK, colloquial) To spend time in prison or jail.
    • '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.'1999 January 3, John Arlidge, quoting Professor Alan Roberts, “Yakuza given a helping hand by 'Mr Fingers'”, in The Observer
    Synonyms:
    be banged up, be inside, do bird, do time, do porridge, serve time

Questions about lived at Her Majesty's pleasure

What is lived at Her Majesty's pleasure the simple past and past participle of?
Lived at Her Majesty's pleasure is the simple past and past participle of live at Her Majesty's pleasure.

Words near lived at Her Majesty's pleasure in the dictionary

  1. lived and breathed
  2. lived and died by
  3. lived and learned
  4. lived and learnt
  5. lived and let live
  6. lived at Her Majesty's pleasure
  7. lived beyond one's means
  8. lived dangerously
  9. lived down
  10. lived down to
  11. lived experience

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