sick note

See also: sicknote

English

Alternative forms

• sicknote

Pronunciation

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Noun

sick note (plural sick notes)

1. (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
• Portuguese: atestado (pt) m, atestado médico