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ABSENCE WITHOUT LEAVE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does absence without leave mean?

• ABSENCE WITHOUT LEAVE (noun)
The noun ABSENCE WITHOUT LEAVE has 1 sense:

1. unauthorized military absence

Familiarity information: ABSENCE WITHOUT LEAVE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ABSENCE WITHOUT LEAVE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Unauthorized military absence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

absence without leave; unauthorized absence

Hypernyms ("absence without leave" is a kind of...):

abandonment; defection; desertion (withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

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