Leave+of+absence
61sick leave — Synonyms and related words: AWOL, French leave, abscondence, absence, absence without leave, absentation, absenteeism, absenting, cut, day off, default, departure, disappearance, escape, excused absence, fleeing, furlough, holiday, hooky, leave,… …
62shore leave — noun leave granted to a sailor or naval officer • Syn: ↑liberty • Hypernyms: ↑leave, ↑leave of absence * * * noun : a leave of absence to go on shore granted to a sailor or naval officer * * * Navy. 1. permission to spend time ashore, usually 48… …
63terminal leave — noun final leave before discharge from military service • Hypernyms: ↑leave, ↑leave of absence * * * noun : a final leave consisting of accumulated unused leave granted to a member of the armed forces just prior to his separation or discharge… …
64French leave — is Leave of absence without permission or without announcing one s departure , [ Brewer s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Millennium Edition; London: Cassell, 1999)] including leaving a party without bidding farewell to the host. The intent… …
65sabbatical leave — noun a leave usually taken every seventh year • Syn: ↑sabbatical • Hypernyms: ↑leave, ↑leave of absence • Hyponyms: ↑sabbatical year * * * noun see …
66Parental leave — Maternity leave redirects here. For the episode of Lost, see Maternity Leave (Lost). Histogram of countries by weeks paid maternity leave provided by law Parental leave is an employee benefit that provides paid or unpaid time off work to care for …
67compassionate leave — noun (military) leave granted in an emergency such as family sickness or death • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑leave, ↑ …
68maternity leave — a leave of absence for an expectant or new mother for the birth and care of the baby. [1965 70] * * * maˈternity leave [maternity leave] noun uncountable a period of time when a woman temporarily leaves her job to have a baby see also ↑parental… …
69parental leave — a leave of absence from a job for a parent to care for a new baby. * * * paˌrental ˈleave 8 [parental leave] noun uncountable time when a parent is allowed to be away from work to care for a child • paid/unpaid parental leave • …
70paternity leave — a leave of absence from a job for a father to care for a new baby. [1970 75] * * * paˈternity leave [paternity leave] noun uncountable time that the father of a new baby is allowed to have away from work see also ↑maternity leave …
