"let-off" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Deverbal from let off.",
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          "text": "Coordinate term: get-out"
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          "text": "The missed penalty was a massive let-off for the home team.",
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        "An escape from punishment."
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        "A device for letting off, releasing, or giving forth, as the warp from the cylinder of a loom."
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        "(engineering) A device for letting off, releasing, or giving forth, as the warp from the cylinder of a loom."
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        "An escape from punishment."
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