[U] (BrE) time that you are allowed to be away from work because sb in your family is ill/sick or has died, or for other personal reasons:
She was granted compassionate leave to attend her father's funeral.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, compassionate leave is tagged as noun.
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