sick note

See also: sicknote

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sicknote

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Noun

sick note (plural sick notes)

(UK) A note from a doctor certifying the patient is ill, and therefore unable to go to work, school, etc.
Synonyms: (US) doctor's note, (US) excuse

Near-synonym: aegrotat

Coordinate terms

fit note

Translations

note from a doctor certifying a worker's or a student's sickness

Czech: neschopenka (cs) f
Dutch: ziektebriefje (nl) n, ziektebrief (nl) m, ziekteattest (nl) n
Faroese: sjúkramelding f
Finnish: lääkärintodistus (fi), sairaustodistus
French: certificat médical m
German: Krankenschein (de) m, Krankschreibung (de) f
Hungarian: orvosi igazolás, igazolás (hu)
Polish: zwolnienie lekarskie (pl) n

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