administrative leave

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.

Example Sentences

The officers involved—none of who have been publicly identified—have been either suspended or placed on administrative leave while the department investigates.

From Time

Margaret Barnes, principal of Holmes, wrote in a letter to families that Cheatham had been placed on unpaid administrative leave and was a sixth-grade social studies and history teacher.

From Washington Post

The four officers have been placed on paid administrative leave while the investigation continues.

From Washington Post

In Seattle, interim police chief Adrian Diaz confirmed that at least two officers had been placed on administrative leave and referred to internal investigations after the department received social media posts showing the officers in Washington.

From Washington Post

A man fatally shot by Gaithersburg police Friday evening after a foot chase has been identified as Kwamena Ocran, 24, and the officers involved in the incident have been placed on administrative leave, authorities said.

From Washington Post

Two tribal members were shot and hospitalized and the agent who shot them was put on administrative leave.

From The Daily Beast

Maxwell previously told The Daily Beast that the reasons for his administrative leave designation had never been explained to him.

From The Daily Beast

They have been put on administrative leave by the university.

From The Daily Beast