Leave from work granted for illness, often with pay (sick pay), for a limited number of days.
Webster's New World
Paid absence from work allowed an employee because of sickness.
American Heritage
Sick Leave Sentence Examples
This is not the point to be asking questions about salary, benefits, vacation entitlement, or sick leave.
Unfortunately Henry Lawrence was at home on sick leave.
He related how she'd been injured, adding that he guessed the volume of vodka she consumed afterward contributed more to her morning sick leave than her scraped knee.
The doctor diagnosed sinusitis and signed Mike off for two months sick-leave.
Also, I 'd had two lengthy periods of sick leave from work due to stress.
