'leave of absence' definitions:
Definition of 'leave of absence'
(from WordNet)
noun
The period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother" [syn: leave, leave of absence]
Synonyms of 'leave of absence'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abscondence,
- absence,
- absence without leave,
- absentation,
- absenteeism,
- absenting,
- AWOL,
- cut,
- day off,
- default,
- departure,
- disappearance,
- escape,
- excused absence,
- fleeing,
- French leave,
- furlough,
- holiday,
- hooky,
- leave,
- leaving,
- liberty,
- nonappearance,
- nonattendance,
- paid holiday,
- paid vacation,
- running away,
- sabbatical,
- sabbatical leave,
- sabbatical year,
- shore leave,
- sick leave,
- time off,
- truancy,
- truantism,
- unexcused absence,
- vacation,
- weekend