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Definition of Absence without leave
1. Noun. Unauthorized military absence.
Generic synonyms: Abandonment, Defection, Desertion
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Definition of Absence without leave
1. Phrase. The military offense of not being present when expected without proper authority. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Absence Without Leave
Literary usage of Absence without leave
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual for Courts-martial, Courts of Inquiry and of Other Procedure Under by United States War Dept (1916)
"In computing the length in days of a period of absence for the purpose of
determining the maximum punishment for an absence without leave under this article ..."
2. A Treatise on the Military Law of the United States: Together with the by George Breckenridge Davis (1913)
"absence without leave may also consist in an act of omission as well as in one
of commission. Where an officer detailed to command an escort of prisoners ..."
3. A Treatise on the Military Law of the United States: Together with the by George Breckenridge Davis (1898)
"absence without leave may also consist in an act of omission as well as in one
of commission. Where an officer detailed to command an escort of prisoners ..."
4. A Source-book of Military Law and War-time Legislation by John Henry Wigmore (1919)
"AS AFFECTED BY absence without leave (A) 2d Ind. War Department, JAGO, July 2.
1918.—To the Adjutant General. 1. There is referred to this office for ..."
5. Military Law: Its Procedure and Practice by Sisson Cooper Pratt (1887)
"absence without leave—On Furlough —At Election Time. 177. OVER TWENTY-ONE DAYS—Not
Desertion. 178. UNDER TWENTY-ONE DAYS. 179. ..."
6. A Law Dictionary Containing Definitions of the Terms and Phrases of American by Henry Campbell Black (1910)
"There is a difference between desertion and simple "absence without leave;1' in
order to constitute the former, there must be an intention not to return to ..."
7. Military Laws of the United States (Army) by United States (1901)
"An enlisted man forfeits his pay and allowances during the period of an absence
without leave, as provided in par. 144 AR During such absence he renders no ..."
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