unexcused
adjective
un·ex·cused
ˌən-ik-ˈskyüzd 
: not excused
specifically
: not officially excused or permitted
an unexcused absence
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One of the school’s kindergartners this year racked up almost 60 unexcused absences by March.
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Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
According to the plan, the school must contact parents after each unexcused absence.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Some of them have received unexcused absence notices, others detention.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2025
Charlotte City Council members on May 6 determined a vote to settle with Jennings had actually passed a week prior when one member’s unexcused absence counted as an affirmative vote.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2025
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Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
According to the plan, the school must contact parents after each unexcused absence.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Some of them have received unexcused absence notices, others detention.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2025
Charlotte City Council members on May 6 determined a vote to settle with Jennings had actually passed a week prior when one member’s unexcused absence counted as an affirmative vote.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2025
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“Unexcused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexcused. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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