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draft dodger
(redirected from Draft evasion)

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draft dodger
n
(Military) US one who evades compulsory military service
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Noun1.draft dodger - someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve
defector, deserter - a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)
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draft dodger [ˈdrɑːftˌdɒdʒəʳ] n (Am) (Mil) → renitente m alla leva


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Israeli MP Warns against Rising Military Draft Evasion for Religious Inclinations A Member of Israel's Parliament (Knesset) has warned against a "major social crisis" in Israel as many Israeli youth have been turning to religious studies to evade the military draft, the pan-Arab daily ASHARQ AL AWSAT reported Monday.
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