compassionate leave
noun/kəmˌpæʃənət ˈliːv/
/kəmˌpæʃənət ˈliːv/
[uncountable]- time that you are allowed to be away from work because somebody in your family is ill or has died
- She was granted compassionate leave to attend her father’s funeral.
- He was granted compassionate leave to visit his mother in hospital.
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