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AWOL

AWOL [ áy wàwl ] or a.w.o.l. [ áy wàwl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
away from position without permission: absent from a post, especially a military position assigned, without official permission



noun  (plural AWOLs)
Definition:
 
deserter: a member of the armed forces who is absent from his or her place of assignment without official permission

[<a(bsent) w(ith)o(ut) l(eave)]
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