leave of absence
Americannoun
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permission to be absent from duty, employment, service, etc.; leave.
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the length of time granted in such permission.
a two-year leave of absence.
noun
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permission to be absent from work or duty
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the period of absence
Etymology
Origin of leave of absence
First recorded in 1765–75
Example Sentences
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Leave of absence is going cheap, just now.
From The Adventures of Harry Revel by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
Leave of absence, and permission to travel pending acceptance of my resignation, I asked for and obtained before the stable trumpets awoke my comrade from his heavy slumber by the barrack stove.
From The Maids of Paradise by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
Leave of absence might be granted at any time in the year, on reasonable grounds, but was to be given generally in vacations.
From Life in the Medieval University by Rait, Robert S.
Leave of absence during the term cannot therefore be granted, except for the most urgent reasons.
From The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy by Flickinger, Robert Elliott
"Leave of absence or my approval, Mr. Stanley?"
From Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy by Wells, David Dwight
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