absence without leave

noun

The military offense of not being present when expected without proper authority.

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unauthorized absence
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Meanings

nounabsence without leave (countable and uncountable, plural absences without leave)

plural absences without leave · alternative absent without leave · alternative AWOL

  1. countableuncountableThe military offense of not being present when expected without proper authority.

Synonyms & antonyms

noununauthorized military absence

Similar
unauthorized absence
Broader
desertionabandonmentdefection

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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absence without leave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absence%20without%20leave

MLA

“absence without leave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absence%20without%20leave. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absence without leave,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absence%20without%20leave.

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