desertion
31desertion — noun Date: 1591 1. an act of deserting; especially the abandonment without consent or legal justification of a person, post, or relationship and the associated duties and obligations < sued for divorce on grounds of desertion > 2. a state of… …
32desertion — /di zerr sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of deserting or the state of being deserted. 2. Law. willful abandonment, esp. of one s wife or husband without consent, in violation of legal or moral obligations. 3. an act of leaving military service or duty… …
33Desertion — De|ser|ti|on 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: en; Mil.〉 Fahnenflucht [Etym.: <frz. désertion] …
34Desertion — De|ser|ti|on die; , en <über fr. désertion aus gleichbed. spätlat. desertio> Fahnenflucht …
35Desertion (novel) — Desertion is a 2005 novel by Abdulrazak Gurnah. Contents 1 Plot 2 Critical reception 3 Themes 4 Readings …
36Desertion of 4 March 1997 — Part of the 1997 rebellion in Albania …
37desertion by seaman — See desertion …
38desertion by soldier or other person in armed services — See desertion …
39desertion — noun The act of deserting …
40desertion — Synonyms and related words: AWOL, French leave, abandonment, absence without leave, absquatulation, apostasy, atheism, backsliding, betrayal, bolt, breakaway, crossing over, decampment, defection, defenselessness, degeneration, dereliction,… …