compassionate leave
noun
chiefly British
: a period of time when a person is allowed to stay home from work because a family member is sick or has died
He has three days of compassionate leave for the funeral.
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Forde, meanwhile, needed the goal even more, as this was his first game back with the team after going on compassionate leave after his brother was diagnosed with leukemia and his wife was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024
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“Compassionate leave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compassionate%20leave. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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