compassionate leave

noun

A period of absence from work taken by an employee due to a personal matter, either illness or death.

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Meanings

nouncompassionate leave (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA period of absence from work taken by an employee due to a personal matter, either illness or death.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 事假
  • 事假 (shìjià)period of absence due to a personal matter
Finnish henkilökohtainen vapaa
  • henkilökohtainen vapaaperiod of absence due to a personal matter
Russian о́тпуск по семе́йным обстоя́тельствам
  • о́тпуск по семе́йным обстоя́тельствам (ótpusk po seméjnym obstojátelʹstvam)period of absence due to a personal matter
Cite this entry
APA

compassionate leave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compassionate%20leave

MLA

“compassionate leave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compassionate%20leave. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compassionate leave,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compassionate%20leave.

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