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absent without leave



ab·sent with·out leave



absent without leave   
adjective

Definition of absent without leave

: absent without authority from one's place of duty in the armed forces



Recent Examples on the Web


//He was removed from this agency during the academy process for being absent without leave.
— Breanna Edwards, Essence, "Alleged Serial Rapist Identified As Former Police Recruit," 29 Aug. 2019
//Those absent without leave scientists were not just stiffing their home institutions, Lauer points out.
— Jeffrey Mervis, Science | AAAS, "NIH probe of foreign ties has led to undisclosed firings—and refunds from institutions," 26 June 2019
//Caesar is stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia, but has been absent without leave since April 2.
— Fox News, "AWOL Marine charged in grandmother's murder, police say," 29 Apr. 2018
//The report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction said 2,537 Afghan trainees have come to the U.S. since 2005, with 6 percent of them going absent without leave.
— Carol Robinson, AL.com, "Man, 48, charged with sex abuse of young child," 23 Oct. 2017
//Gase said Timmons, who went AWOL (absent without leave) on Saturday, definitely won’t practice this week or play Sunday when the Dolphins visit the New York Jets.
— Chris Perkins, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Gase declines to elaborate on Timmons suspension, leaves door open for return," 20 Sep. 2017