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absent without leave

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absent without leave (AWOL)
[ā′wôl]
Etymology: L, absentia
a term used to describe a patient who departs from a psychiatric facility without authorization or from a medical facility against medical advice.


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Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said troops who were absent without leave could report back to their units and be officially discharged without penalty.
The United States is no longer absent without leave," she said alluding to widespread criticism that the preceding administration of president George W.
The United States is no longer absent without leave," she said alluding to widespread criticism that the preceding administration of president George W.
 
 
 
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