Sentence examples for absence without leave from inspiring English sources

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absence without leave

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The military offense of not being present when expected without proper authority.

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She's penniless, and her several-days absence without leave has cost her her job.

The sergeant, portrayed by Reginald James, is a psychiatric patient, a hard case with a history of absence without leave.

In January, she was charged with absence without leave, dereliction of duty, insubordinate conduct and missing movement.

A Texas soldier has been sentenced to three years in prison and dishonorably discharged for creating a kidnapping hoax to cover his absence without leave.

And because of high rates of attrition (casualties and retirement, but mainly protracted absence without leave), just maintaining those numbers requires constant effort.

Between these two five-year spans — one prewar and one during wartime — prosecutions for similar crimes, like absence without leave or failing to appear for unit missions, have more than doubled, to an average of 390 per year from an average of 180 per year, Army data shows.

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These additional, indirect productivity losses can manifest as annual leave, unpaid leave, absence without official leave, or sick leave being labelling as any other illness.

Soldiers' welfare is neglected: poor food and lack of leave are causes of the high incidence of desertions and absences without leave.

Devenney said he asked for his promotion training course to be deferred for a year but his absences without leave and conduct had led to a warning that he would be sacked if it continued, the court heard.

Although it still suffers serious attrition (mainly absences without leave), the ANSF has established control over the big cities, where most of the fast-urbanising population lives, and the main lines of communication.

"She is taking an immediate leave of absence, without pay, to focus on her legal situation".

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