Compassionate Leave (Noun)
Meaning
(military) leave granted in an emergency such as family sickness or death.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The commanding officer granted the soldier compassionate leave to attend to his ailing mother.
- After the sudden loss of her father, the airman was given compassionate leave to return home for the funeral.
- The army officer was granted compassionate leave to care for his wife who was undergoing a serious medical procedure.
- When his brother was injured in an accident, the marine was given compassionate leave to be by his side during the recovery.
- The sailor was granted compassionate leave to attend to his terminally ill child who was in the hospital.