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leave someone or something to someone
to give or abandon someone or something to someone. I leave Mr. Franklin to you. Good luck in dealing with him. I leave the whole problem to you. Good luck.
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leave something to someone 

1. Lit. to will something to someone. My grandfather lefthis house to my mother. I will leave this watch to one of my grandchildren.
2. to assign work to or reserve a task for someone. I will leave this last little bit of the job to you. Can I leave this last part to Carl to finish?
3. Go to leave it to someone.
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Unlike the FMLA, the Rhode Island Family Military Leave Act allows leave to be taken any time the servicemember is deployed, regardless of injury or any other "exigencies.
It grants employees up to 26 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a family member in the military who has incurred a serious illness or injury.
Donald Courtney had an operation last year and was out of work for six weeks, he was told upon his return that he had used half of the family medical leave to which he was entitled.
 
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