Administrative Leave Definition & Meaning

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administrative leave American

noun

1. leave, as from a government agency or department, arranged by special permission or directive.

   During the investigation she was placed on administrative leave with pay.

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Alberto Carvalho on paid administrative leave two days after the FBI raided his home and office.

From Los Angeles Times

The Mountain Village council ended up placing Wisor on administrative leave at his recommendation, pending a town inquiry.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alberto Carvalho has been placed on indefinite administrative leave, officials announced Friday — two days after FBI agents raided his home and office related to an undisclosed criminal investigation.

From Los Angeles Times

On Wednesday, Nowak, a mathematics professor, was placed on paid administrative leave in connection to a university investigation into his ties with Epstein, a Harvard spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The City Section’s winningest football coach with 300 career wins and a longtime P.E. teacher at Crenshaw High was placed on administrative leave last August on the eve of Crenshaw’s football opener.

From Los Angeles Times

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