Wiktionary
alt. The military offense of not being present when expected without proper authority. phr. The military offense of not being present when expected without proper authority.
WordNet
n. unauthorized military absence [syn: unauthorized absence]
Usage examples of "absence without leave".
Before she had taken absence without leave from her situation', Kris had done her homework on more than what was edible on Barevi.
Missing this flight would be construed as absence without leave to avoid hazardous service.
He went on to explain that absence without leave was nearly as hei-nous an offense as cowardice in the face of the enemy, and that he really deserved to be brought before a court-martial.
He went on to explain that absence without leave was nearly as heinous an offense as cowardice in the face of the enemy, and that he really deserved to be brought before a court-martial.
He went on to explain that absence without leave was nearly as hei.
It is my duty to make sure that you understand that any failure on your part to make that movement, by failing to report when and where your orders specify, is a more serious offense than simple absence without leave, can be construed as intention to desert or desertion, and that the penalties provided are greater.
Suspected peculation, absence without leave or fancied disrespect would rouse her to a volume of sound that seemed to mark the utmost limits of the female voice.