AWOL vs absent without leave

AWOL

adj
  • Absent without official leave (permission). 

noun
  • Absence without proper authority from the properly appointed place of duty, or from unit, organization, or other place of duty at which one is required to be at the time prescribed. 

  • Someone or something missing. 

  • A person who holds AWOL status. 

  • Somebody who is absent without permission. 

absent without leave

adj
  • In the armed forces, being absent from one's post without prior authorization. 

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