"sick note" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-sick note.ogg [Australia] Forms: sick notes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: UK Synonyms: doctor's note [US], excuse [US], sicknote Coordinate_terms: fit note Translations (note from a doctor certifying a worker's or a student's sickness): neschopenka [feminine] (Czech), ziektebriefje [neuter] (Dutch), ziektebrief [masculine] (Dutch), ziekteattest [neuter] (Dutch), sjúkramelding [feminine] (Faroese), lääkärintodistus (Finnish), sairaustodistus (Finnish), certificat médical [masculine] (French), Krankenschein [masculine] (German), Krankschreibung [feminine] (German), orvosi igazolás (Hungarian), igazolás (Hungarian), zwolnienie lekarskie [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-sick_note-en-noun-Ysv58zUP Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "note from a doctor certifying a worker's or a student's sickness",
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