Leave may refer to:
*
Permission (disambiguation)
Permission may be:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Permission (film), ''Permission'' (film)
* Permission (magazine), ''Permission'' (magazine)
* ''La Permission'', novel
* ''Permission to Land'', album
Ethics and law
* Permission (philosophy) ...
** Permitted absence from work
***
Leave of absence, a period of time that one is to be away from one's primary job while maintaining the status of employee
***
Annual leave
Annual leave is a period of paid time off work granted by employers to employees to be used for whatever the employee wishes. Depending on the employer's policies, differing number of days may be offered, and the employee may be required to gi ...
, allowance of time away from work while continuing to be paid
***
Leave (military)
In military forces, leave is a permission to be away from one's unit, either for a specified or unspecified period of time.
The term AWOL, standing for ''absent without leave'', is a term for desertion used in the armed forces of many English- ...
, a period of time in which a soldier is allowed to be away from his or her assigned unit
**
Leave to enter, permission for entry to the United Kingdom granted by British immigration officers
**
Leave to remain
Indefinite leave to remain (ILR) or permanent residency (PR) is an immigration status granted to a person who does not hold the right of abode in the United Kingdom (UK), but who has been admitted to the UK without any time limit on their stay a ...
, permanent residency in the United Kingdom
**
Leave to appeal, granted to the loser in a court case to appeal the verdict
**
Leave to prosecute A private prosecution is a criminal proceeding initiated by an individual private citizen or private organisation (such as a prosecution association) instead of by a public prosecutor who represents the state. Private prosecutions are allowed in man ...
, permission to bring a private prosecution of a criminal case
** ''Leave of the house/senate'', the term used to describe
unanimous consent in Westminster system parliaments
* The pro-
Brexit
Brexit (; a portmanteau of "British exit") was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) at 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020 (00:00 1 February 2020 CET).The UK also left the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or ...
side of the Brexit debate (opposite of "Remain")
Arts, entertainment, and media
*
''Leave'' (film), a 2010 film by
Robert Celestino
Robert John Celestino is an American film producer, screenwriter, editor and film director. He is best known for his films such as ''Mr. Vincent'' and ''Yonkers Joe''.
Films
''Mr. Vincent'' premiered at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. It wo ...
Music
*
''Leave'' (album), a 2002 Mandopop album
*
"Leave" (Get Out), a 2004 R&B song by JoJo
* "
Leave!", a 2009 soul song performed by the English singer VV Brown
* "Leave", a song by
Sertab Erener
* "Leave", a song by
Lula and Bela B.
* "Leave", a song by
Marieme
Marieme is a Senegalese-American singer-songwriter with a multi-octave voice whose music has R&B, pop and jazz influences. Her musical themes reflect her youth affected by war and her subsequent world travels.
She has released one EP, one acous ...
from her self-titled EP
* "Leave", a song by Matchbox Twenty from the album ''
Mad Season''
* "Leave", a song by R.E.M. from the album ''
New Adventures in Hi-Fi''
* "LEAVE", a song by
Susumu Hirasawa
is a Japanese musician and composer.
In the fifth year of elementary school, Hirasawa took up the electric guitar, inspired by the surf and instrumental rock bands he heard on the radio and on TV, later joining his junior high school's band. ...
from the album ''Detonator Orgun 2''
* "Leave", a song by Wavves from the album ''
Welcome to Los Santos
The music for the 2013 action-adventure video game ''Grand Theft Auto V'', developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games, was composed by The Alchemist, Oh No and Tangerine Dream in collaboration with Woody Jackson. The game is the ...
''
People
*
Leave (gamer)
Huang Xin (Chinese: 黄馨), better known by his online alias Leave, is a Chinese professional ''Overwatch'' player currently playing for the Chengdu Hunters of the Overwatch League (OWL). He is best known for his ability to play a large variety ...
, gamertag of Xin Huang, professional esports player
Sports
*
Leave (cricket)
In cricket, batting is the act or skill of hitting the ball with a bat to score runs and prevent the loss of one's wicket. Any player who is currently batting is, since September 2021, officially referred to as a batter (historically, the ...
, the deliberate action of not hitting the ball
See also
*
*
Leaf
A leaf ( : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, ste ...
*
Leaver (disambiguation)
Leaver or Leavers may refer to:
* Leaver, a supporter of Brexit
* Surname
** Brett Leaver (born 1970), New Zealand field hockey player
** Charles Owen Leaver Riley (1854–1929), first Anglican archbishop of Perth, Western Australia
** Christop ...
*
Leaves (disambiguation)
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant.
Leaf or Leaves may also refer to:
Places
*Leaf, Georgia, United States, an unincorporated community
*Leaf, Mississippi, United States, an unincorporated community
*Leaf River (disambiguation), several river ...
*
Leaving (disambiguation)
Leaving or Leavin' may refer to:
Film, theatre and television
* ''Leaving'' (TV series), a 1984-1985 UK series featuring Keith Barron and Susan Hampshire
* ''Leaving'' (1997 film), a Japanese film starring Kotomi Kyono
* ''Leaving'' (2009 fi ...
*
Left (disambiguation)
{{disambiguation