absence without leave

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absence without leave - unauthorized military absence

unauthorized absence

defection, desertion, abandonment - withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

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Abandonment armed forces armed services defection desertion hooky military military machine truancy unauthorized absence war machine			Katsounotos referred to the latest incident where a policeman was sacked after repeated offences relating to failure to perform duty and absence without leave. Policing the police by Cyprus Mail (Cyprus) Perhaps this trend simply follows an increase in the overall number of unauthorized absences, or it reflects commanders' perception that absence without leave and desertion are more serious offenses in times of armed conflict," Haggler wrote. AWOL Army soldier Swift to face military trial by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) And a quick glance at the team sheet suggested they were struggling at the back, where all the talk had been about Sol Campbell's untimely absence without leave. Football: Blues firing blanks again; Plenty of chances but Bruce's ... by Birmingham Mail (England)			abscessed abscessed tooth Abscession Abscind abscise abscisic acid Abscision Absciss abscissa abscission abscission layer abscission zone abscond Abscondence absconder absconding abscondment abseil abseil equipment abseil ropes abseiler abseiling absence absence of mind absence seizure absence without leave absent absent without leave absent-minded absent-mindedly absent-mindedness Absentaneous Absentation absente reo absentee absentee ballot absentee landlord absentee rate absentee vote absenteeism Absenter absentia absently Absentment absentminded absentmindedly absentmindedness Absentness Absey-book absiemens absinth			Absence of brain Absence of brain absence of ceremony absence of change absence of diversity absence of doubt absence of fear absence of feeling absence of foreign rule absence of guilt absence of mind absence of sensation absence of servitude Absence of Small Bowel Gas Absence of the Inferior Vena Cava Absence of the Useless absence of variation Absence Rate Absence Rates absence seizure absence seizure absence seizure absence seizure Absence seizures Absence seizures absence status absence status absence status absence status Absence with Leave absence without leave Absence Without Official Leave absences absences absences absences Absency Absency Absency Absency Absense Absense Absense absent absent absent absent absent absent Absent All Absent Bed Occupancy Absent Bow Tie Sign Absent By Enforced Net Deprivation Absent Causing Concern Absent End Diastolic Frequency Absent End Diastolic Velocity Absent End-Diastolic Flow Velocity absent libido absent libido absent libido absent milk

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