Leave-of-absence
noun
1.
permission to be absent from duty, employment, service, etc.; leave.
2.
the length of time granted in such permission:
a two-year leave of absence.
noun
1.
permission to be absent from work or duty
2.
the period of absence
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[leev] /liv/ verb (used with object), left, leaving. 1. to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house. 2. to depart from permanently; quit: to leave a job. 3. to let remain or have remaining behind after going, disappearing, ceasing, etc.: I left my wallet home. The wound left a […]