absent without leave
Gone without permission
Absent without leave describes someone, typically military personnel, who has left their post or failed to report for duty without official permission.
The phrase is often abbreviated AWOL.
Extended to civilian contexts, it describes anyone who has disappeared or failed to show up: The CEO has been absent without leave since the scandal broke.
Absent without permission
- desertionUnlawful abandonment of duty
- MIAUnaccounted for, briefly
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
court-martial · discharge · barracks · posting · deployment · regiment · garrison · furlough
Defying workplace authority
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- breachBreaking of agreement
- violationBreaking of rules
misconduct · dereliction · shirking · neglect · disregard · infraction · flouting · recalcitrance
One who abandons duty
- defectorOne who abandons allegiance
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- escapeeOne who fled confinement
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
abandon · defection · disappearance · flight · runaway · absconder · truant · missing
Related to enforcing rules
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- reprimandFormal expression of disapproval
- demotionReduction in status
- dishonorableLacking integrity or ethics
penalty · sanction · detention · confinement · arrest · charges · tribunal · hearing
AWOL
Absent without permission
- desertionUnlawful abandonment of duty
- MIAUnaccounted for, briefly
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
dereliction · court-martial · discharge · barracks · posting · deployment · regiment · garrison · furlough · soldier
insubordination
Defying workplace authority
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- breachBreaking of agreement
violation · misconduct · dereliction · shirking · neglect · disregard · infraction · flouting · recalcitrance · contravention
deserter
One who abandons duty
flee · abandon · defection · disappearance · flight · runaway · absconder · truant · missing · vanish
disciplinary
Related to enforcing rules
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- reprimandFormal expression of disapproval
- demotionReduction in status
dishonorable · penalty · sanction · detention · confinement · arrest · charges · tribunal · hearing · accountability
- attendanceattendance, present, here, attendance sheet, attendance log
- military lawcourt-martial, court martial, military courts, military justice, judge advocate
absent without leaveon duty
Actively at one's station
reporting for duty · accounted for · in formation · on watch · standing watch
absent, absence, absently, absentee, absenteeism, leave, leaves, leaving