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.

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

noun 2. defection, apostasy

noun 3. absconding, flight, escape (informal) evasion, truancy

Translations

desertion [dɪˈzəːʃən] n → deserción f

desertion [dɪˈzəːʃən] n → désertion f

desertion [dɪˈzəːʃən] desert n → Desertion f, Fahnenflucht f;

(Law) → böswilliges Verlassen nt

desertion [dɪˈzəːʃən] n → diserzione f