Definition of absent without leave
: absent without authority from one's place of duty in the armed forces
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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.
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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.
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First Known Use of absent without leave
1743
Law Dictionary
absent without leave
ab·sent with·out leave
legal Definition of absent without leave
: absent from one's place of duty in the armed forces without authority
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