noun
[ U ] ( BrE ) time that you are allowed to be away from work because sb in your family is ill / sick or has died
noun
[ U ] ( BrE ) time that you are allowed to be away from work because sb in your family is ill / sick or has died
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005