Compassionate leave is time away from your work that your employer allows you for personal reasons, especially when a member of your family dies or is seriously ill.
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compassionate leave in British English
leave granted, esp to a serviceman, on the grounds of bereavement, family illness, etc
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compassionate leave in British English
(kəmˈpæʃənət liːv )
noun
leave from work granted to a person on the grounds of illness, crisis, or death in the family