desertion

de·ser·tion  (d-zûrshn)

n.

1.

a. The act or an instance of deserting.

b. The state of being deserted.

2. Law Willful abandonment of one's spouse or children or both without their consent and with the intention of forsaking all legal obligations to them.

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desertion [dɪˈzɜːʃən]

n

1. (Military) the act of deserting or abandoning or the state of being deserted or abandoned

2. (Law) Law wilful abandonment, esp of one's spouse or children, without consent and in breach of obligations

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	desertion - withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless" defection, abandonment withdrawal - the act of withdrawing; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam" abscondment, decampment - the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest) absence without leave, unauthorized absence - unauthorized military absence deviationism - ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)
	2.	desertion - the act of giving something up       abandonment, forsaking rejection - the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection" exposure - abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open) apostasy, tergiversation - the act of abandoning a party for cause bolt - a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)

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desertion

noun

1. abandonment, betrayal, forsaking, dereliction, relinquishment It was a long time since she'd referred to her father's desertion of them.

2. defection, betrayal, reneging, repudiation, apostasy, relinquishment, abjuration mass desertion by the electorate

3. absconding, flight, escape (informal), running away, evasion, defection, truancy, decamping, dereliction, going AWOL, taking French leave The high rate of desertion has added to the army's woes.

Translations

desertion [dɪˈzɜːʃən] N (Mil) → deserción f; [of spouse] → abandono m

desertion [dɪˈzɜː^rʃ^ən] n

(by soldier) → désertion f

(by husband) → abandon m
on grounds of desertion (LAW) → pour abandon du domicile conjugal
desert island [ˌdɛzə^rtˈaɪlənd] n → île f déserte

desertion

n

(= act) → Verlassen nt; (Jur: of wife, family) → böswilliges Verlassen; (Mil) → Desertion f, → Fahnenflucht f; (fig) → Fahnenflucht f; desertion to the enemy → Überlaufen nt → zum Feind

(= state) → Verlassenheit f

desertion [dɪˈzɜːʃ/ən] n (Mil) → diserzione f; (of spouse) → abbandono del tetto coniugale

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desertion [dɪˈzɜːʃ/ən] n (Mil) → diserzione f; (of spouse) → abbandono del tetto coniugale